At first glance‚ the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates seems like a regular story where a girl just has home problems like every other teenager. However‚ by looking more into the story you can see that the locations of where Connie is at‚ mean something different. In my opinion‚ I believe that the setting plays a significant role in the way Connie alternates her personality around her family and friends. When she is out with friends and not at home with family
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Carol Oates captured more than just the reader when she wrote the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” Oates recreates an event that took place in the mid-1960s‚ where a grown man‚ who had shaggy black hair and a boyish charm‚ would lure teenage girls into his car‚ rape and murder them‚ and then bury their bodies in the desert. The fate of the main character in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” lies between Oates’s wavering suspense. From the beginning Oates shows the reader
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addition to the increased use of social media apps‚ the popularity of dating apps has greatly increased in recent years. These dating apps are sometimes misleading and can lead to potentially dangerous meetings. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the protagonist‚ Connie‚ often meets up with older boys and lies to her mother about her whereabouts. Many teenagers utilize dating apps and act similarly to Connie. Teens who ‘hook up’ with acquaintances
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Connie in “Where are you going‚ Where have you been”‚ has a lot of underlying mental issues. Joyce Carol Oates created the perfect character to receive psychoanalytic criticism. The relationships Connie forms with her family‚ friends‚ and outsiders are all affected by Connie’s issues which come to consume her future. One of Connie’s biggest faults was the recognition of her beauty. She “knew she was pretty and that was everything” (Oates 1). This constant checking of herself in mirrors to make
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Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” focuses on the seemingly typical life of a teenage girl‚ Connie. The character irony is found in the fact that a teenage girl in the 1960’s struggled with the same issues teenagers battle with in present society. Connie‚ the main character‚ fights with her parents‚ does not want to be like her older sister‚ and thinks very highly of herself. As a teenage girl typically believes‚ Connie imagines she is the center of attention
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important of all‚ it’s my proactive attitude. I am like a warrior who is willing to take the challenge and fight for difficulty. I was a part-time sales person in shoes store and I made the sales target and reach the top part-time sales of the month award even the economy is bad back then 2009. Second‚ I am like a pioneer who is like to discover new things and have no fear for uncertainty. Last summer‚ I received Government’s scholarship to study abroad at Texas‚ in the Univ. of St. Thomas. I not
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is initially about a teen (Connie) who is going through the beginning phases of teen life‚ playing into the stereotype of an image-conscious teen. She is recalcitrant with her parents‚ sneaks off to start hanging out with boys‚ et cetera. About a third of the way through the story‚ a man that she had seen earlier at the diner shows up to take her out for a drive‚ and the situation goes downhill as she asks him more and more questions. This man (Arnold
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The story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oats embraces some ideas of existentialism theory‚ popular in the sixtieths of the past century‚ that a person’s true and best qualities reveal during dramatic situations‚ usually during their fighting for life. This story is about a teenage girl‚ whose behavior and a perception of self drastically changes within minutes because of a brutal reality breaking into her life and destroying it. Connie is a protagonist of the story.
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“You Got To Do What You Got To Do‚ To Get Where You Got to Get” In Ralph Ellison’s story “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph’s dying grandfather gives his son advice on how to advance in life as a black person‚ in the United States. Ralph’s grandfather said‚ “I want you to overcome ‘em with yeses‚ undermine ‘em with grins‚ agree ‘em to death…”(1042). Basically‚ by being really nice to white people‚ he could gain favor and possibly be rewarded for his obedience. Ralph‚ took his grandfathers advice‚ and was eventually
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think” as “I think” is the cause of “I exist”. This implies “I think” appear before “I exist” and cause “I exist” to happen. In the other side‚ “I think because I exist” would be “I exist” is the cause of “I think”. This implies “I exist” appear before “I think” and cause “I think” to happen. In terms of logic‚ I would say “I think because I exist “ is more appropriate. It is because I must exist first‚ therefore I can think of my existence. Things about me or myself are impossible to happen before
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