the story Where are You Going‚ Where have you been reach out to young girls that have family issue and personal issues going on in their life. Connie is a young teenager who is self-centered and thinks that she is a grown women but still has a child mindset. She doesn’t know how much danger she is in by messing with a older man that she barely knew. Connie felt like nobody in the family careed about her so she decided to stay at home instead of going to the family barbecue. She is a shattered teenager
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Joyce Carol Oates describes the life of a girl named Connie. The lack of love and security at home gives Connie the want to find a source to fill those missing feelings. She enjoys being around music‚ her friends‚ and other older boys. These interests are projected into her dream world. Oates shows these moments as the story progresses while Connie’s emotions and the physical state of reality become uncommon to her‚ even in her own home. Connie faces neglect from her mother‚ because she used to be
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PROJECT in ENGLISH 1 BOOK REPORT Setting Garden Pond Hong Kong House Apartment Airport England Spain School Binondo Characterization Pepe Monson - a horse doctor Connie Escobar – The Woman Who Had Two Navels Macho Escobar - Connie’s insane husband Kikay Valero – a woman who knows everyone in town Tony – Pepe’s brother *Paco Texeira - a Hong Kong* boy Mary Texeira - a great walker‚ mountain climber Rita Lopez – will be Pepe’s soon-to-be-wife
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help to understand the story’s theme of evil and manipulation. The story‚ peppered with underlying tones of evil‚ finds Oates writing about 15-year-old Connie‚ a pretty girl who is a little too into her own attractiveness‚ which eventually gets her into trouble with a man named Arnold Friend. The story is full with symbolism‚ from the way Connie dresses to the shoes on Arnold Friend’s feet. The clever hint of symbolism throughout the story creates an exciting tale that draws the reader in. In an
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discussable topic to learn and argue about. Connie‚ the young teenage girl in the story of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” faces an unpredictably-dangerous situation that challenges her knowledge of insecurity and adulthood. As a matter of the fact‚ Connie is molded into the central character of the story and at the same time she functions as a character representing a normal teenager. Any other teenagers in another family could be the next “Connie”‚ who could get confusion with his or her
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how he as a Fiend tries to pull Connie into his corrupted world. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arnold. By using figurative language Oates can create a fiend from what Seem to be a Friend. There are many hints that Joyce left to show that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all and by using symbolism she was able to portray an image of Arnold as a fiend. After talking to Connie for a little while Arnold said‚
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Ferguson Professor Jukes English 1B 10 September 2010 Decisions‚ Decisions The short story by Joyce Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” leaves many readers uncomfortable with the actions of “Connie” the main character who is in the midst of adolescent rebellion. Connie is a character who argues with her mother and sister‚ neglects family life in favor of scoping out boys at the local restaurant‚ does everything she can to appear older and wiser than she is‚ and has a mind filled
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behind those of the bible and Oates also relies heavily on the devil and sacrificial lamb scenario. In some of these teachings we learn that good does not always triumph over evil‚ especially in the purity of innocence like the main character had Connie. Arnold Friend is a cold truth that the world can easily influence you and persuade you and immediately take that purity away from you if you
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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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Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates talks about a 15 year old girl‚ Connie. The story tells us about Connie who is a young teenage girl who is always getting compared by her family to her older sister June‚ the perfect one.Her mother said to her “Why don’t you keep your room clean like your sister? How’ve you got your hair fixed-what the hell stinks? Hair spray? You don’t see your sister using that junk” (Oates 361)Connie lives with her parents and her older sister; although both her parents live
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