Have You Been‚” Arnold Friend‚ a conniving antagonist‚ charms a naive teenager named Connie into believing he will rescue her from her inattentive family. However‚ at the story’s climax‚ Connie fears for her life yet cannot resist Arnold’s temptations. Although details of Friend’s appearance‚ speech‚ and actions should warn Connie of his evil intentions‚ through Oates’s portrayal of Friend as a devil-figure‚ Connie is easily “conned” foreshadowing her deadly fall. Many times throughout the story‚
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1 ”The Fabulous Button Sisters” is a short story from 2006 written by Sarah Salway‚ it’s about a girl named Karen and her best friend Michelle. Michelle is living with her aunt‚ while her mother is in Hollywood trying to become a star‚ Michelle is waiting for her mother to become a star so she can come live with her and become one too. Michelle and Karen have a plan to go together‚ so they both can become stars. Karen and Michelle is going to a party and they have agreed to dress up like chocolate
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presence seems odd. Arnold Friend seems to know too much about Connie’s life to simply be a stalker. He know that the rest of Connie’s family is at her aunt’s house. Arnold says while “squinting as if he were staring all the way to town and over to Aunt Tillie’s backyard‚” that her family is sitting around and “right now they’re -- uh -- they’re drinking” (Oates 413). He also claims to be
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description‚ strange seduction‚ and his supernatural knowledge of Connie. The bodily features of Arnold Friend suggest he is the devil in disguise. During the whole event‚ Connie recognizes the way Arnold Friend "wobbled in his high boots" (196). She believed that he may have been a drunken stumbling man until she identifies "one of his boots was at a strange angle‚ it pointed out to the left‚ but at the ankle" (197). Nevertheless‚ Connie continues to examine his boots‚ and comes to the conclusion that
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Oates‚ the character Arnold Friend was based on the serial killer in which Connie was one of the many victims he had abducted. There are many possibilities on how the author intends the readers to understand it. Such as‚ it could be a dream that Connie is having‚ in all actuality it could be real; it could send a message to young women‚ or it becomes a nightmare when he comes as a demonic figure. Connie has been living this fantasy like existence until she encounters Arnold Friend
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Collectively‚ my group decided on a central theme for the revised script: change. We wanted to focus on how every character went through some drastic change as the script progressed. We decided to start with Kate’s monologue. This monologue was a good way to introduce everyone in the play. It had a dual purpose by also showing Kate’s attitude and personality. In the script Kate says‚ “3‚000 happy Christians‚ cornbread on every table‚ and a pickup truck in every front yard.” This line‚ with the right
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INTRODUCTION: “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate
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tits La Bouche (brother / sister=Charlotte Gainsbourg) -- FRANCE . no nudity The Brotherhood of the Wolf (brother / sister) -- FRANCE . the sister isn’t nude‚ but Monica Bellucci shows her magnificent breasts Brothers (brother / sister-in-law=Connie Nielsen) – DENMARK . the only nudity is guys in the showers Butterfly (father=Stacy Keach / daughter=Pia Zadora) . Pia Zadora shows her tits and ass Cat People (attempted brother=Malcom McDowell / sister=Nastassja Kinski) . Nastassja Kinski is
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town people as they were trying to finish by dinner and even encouraging the younger children to follow in their footsteps. The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” depicts that the antagonist Arnold Friend is stalking the protagonist Connie into submission of a ride in his car that will require sexual interaction; he was going to get what he wanted or else Connie’s family would be injured or the house will be burned down. The psychopaths in the stories present themselves as the abnormal
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life‚ this flaw could lead people to make disastrous decisions that can lead to unfortunate outcomes. Two examples of such can be found in the characters Laura and Connie from the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and “Where Have You Going‚ Where Are You Been?” by Carol Oates respectively. By psychoanalyzing both Laura and Connie‚ it becomes evident‚ through actions and dialogue‚ that both females display symptoms of having a fatal flaw‚ which in turn causes them to make decisions that lead
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