The final quote‚ “I ain’t made plans for coming in that house where I don’t belong” (Oates 318). Suggests Arnold knows he is an outsider‚ and does not quite blend in like a human. He is a narcissist and believes Connie supposed to cater to his needs. He thinks his presence is too good and the house does not deserve it‚ hinting why bother to think about stepping in that house where I do not belong. While asking himself‚ why do I have to in and get you? When there is no need for him to lift a finger
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perfect portrayal of a truly sociopathic character. Arnold Friend follows Connie from the beginning of the story. When Connie finally notices his presence‚ "he [stares] at her and then his lips widen…and there he [is] still watching her‚" revealing his true desires and aspirations. Arnold not only wants to kill Connie‚ but to see and understand every breath she takes. Although she is unaware of his closeness‚ it becomes obvious that Arnold Friend is stalking Connie. When he states‚ "I know my Connie"
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Rhetorical Analysis‚ Declan Devaney In his awaited response to Chicago pastor‚ Jeremiah Wright’s uncivil outburst‚ Barrack Obama puts to shame the hasteful denunciations from Americans. He creates redemption for Wright’s actions which produces an emotional appeal with his citizens. Ushered forward by Obama is the back story of Reverend Wright‚- something Obama’s audience had been comfortably oblivious to until now- his hardships‚ victories‚ and benevolent deeds that reveal his true nature; not the
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and reality • Othello’s failure to investigate the evidence – reasons and results • Or develop your own topic – something you would like to investigate from the play Requirements for the essay: • Length: No length requirement. Write in enough detail to thoroughly investigate your topic. Your essay should have an introduction with a thesis statement‚ body paragraphs (each with a topic sentence and a main idea)‚ and a conclusion. • Quotes from the text: Include at least one quote from the text
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Amontillado‚” Montresor’s meticulous planning of Fortunato’s murder is eerily similar to the strategy behind Connie’s rape by Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. Both predators lure their victims in by pretending to be their friend‚ using their weaknesses to their advantage and seizing the opportune moment for attack. Montresor and Arnold Friend conceal their true motives under the guise of friendship. Montresor says: “[N]either by word nor deed had (I)
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Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s impulsive behavior along with the symbolism behind Arnold Friend in order to express how her uncontrollable id eventually caused her downfall. The Freudian id is the part of the mind that makes impulsive decisions without any reasoning. It is usually used less than the other parts of the mind‚ the ego and superego. The id is the instinctual
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As a poet Arnold is generally admitted to rank among the Victorians next after Tennyson and Browning. The criticism‚ partly true‚ that he was not designed by Nature to be a poet but made himself one by hard work rests on his intensely‚ and at the outset coldly‚ intellectual and moral temperament. He himself‚ in modified Puritan spirit‚ defined poetry as a criticism of life; his mind was philosophic; and in his own verse‚ inspired by Greek poetry‚ by Goethe and Wordsworth‚ he realized his definition
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what which footstep she need to take for her safety. She also get ignores her by her mother . This characterization makes her seem new. When Arnold Friend gets to see her‚ her ignorance and immaturity gives Arnold the perfect opening to kidnap her. She’s a charming girl‚ into her own attractiveness that eventually gets her ino trouble with this guy call Arnold Friend. In the beginning of the story ‚ Oates says‚” she had a habit
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3/1/2014 ENC1102 Arnold Friend = Devil? One of the big mysteries In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Is Arnold Friend the devil or not. Arnold Friend portrays the devil in many ways. In the story‚ Arnold friend is the devil‚ he went to Connie’s house and tries to get her to go for a ride with him and his friend Elli Oscar so‚ he can rape and kill her. Arnold Friend is none other than the devil himself‚ which shows in his appearance‚ his speech‚ his actions and supernatural
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Claribel by Arnold Bennett. The General Slant of the Story. The Author’s Attitude to Love and the Institution of Marriage Honorable members of the examination board‚ the speech submitted to your consideration is devoted to the essence of love and the institution of marriage on the basis of the story “Claribel” written by Arnold Bennett. In my speech I’m to dwell upon the following points: firstly I give the definition of love‚ then I pass on to love in its various forms‚ after that I focus
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