In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Connie is trying really hard to be an adult. Part of being an adult for her‚ involves having men be sexually attracted to her. However‚ there is just one problem. Connie is still a teenager‚ therefore she remains dependent on adults and her family. Despite the constraints of still being a child for all intents and purposes‚ Connie does her best to assert her independence and being adult. Connie actually works pretty hard on trying to show that she
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and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact that Connie “slits” her eyes and “couldn’t help looking back” (409)
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consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie in a process of making the hardest decisions of her life as she chooses the heroic path. By having the knowledge of her own fate and life atrisk of her family being hurt‚ she decided to go with the mysterious man. It is this in which I believe that Connie can be seen as a hero in this story as she portrays an act of nobility and integrity; entering into adulthood and accepting
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chosen was “Where Are You Going Where Have You been.” The character Connie is a 15 year old teenager who doesn’t get along with her mother. She always fussing at her about staying in the mirror so much‚ her mother wants her to be like her sister June but‚ her parents showed her sister more attention than her. Happiness would not come to Connie by spending time with her family‚ or by going out her friends‚ happiness only came to Connie when she heard “the” music. The theme for this
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Oates is an American writer who has published over forty novels. Most of her novels are graphic and many of them depict death. In her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Oates tells the story of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl. Like in many of her previous novels Connie dies‚ or the reader is led to believe she does. Oates was inspired by Bob Dylan’s song “ It’s All Over Now‚ Baby Blue”‚ Charles Schmid‚ and from the book of Judges chapter 19 verse 17 in the Bible. While Joyce Carol
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constant theme of reality and fantasy running parallel for 15 year old Connie. This short story begins with a description of Connie’s vain personality. The narrator describes her as pretty and self-centered (Oates 421). To emphasize her selfishness‚ Connie is contrasted with her sister‚ June‚ who is chubby‚ plain‚ and well-behaved. Connie’s mother always praises June for her work ethic and help around the house‚ but says Connie can’t do anything due to “trashy daydreams”. There isn’t much of a
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Carol Oates short story “Where are you going? Where have you been?” featuring the main protagonist‚ Connie. Connie is forced to face the ordeal of becoming an adult at the age of fifteen in a matter of minutes. She spurns her parents in an effort to be rebellious‚ she goes out at night with her friends in search of young
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when a teenager girl‚ like Connie‚ gets involved in thing adolescences shouldn’t be engaged in‚ it can lead her to a place where she has no control over the outcome of her life. She could have been killed‚ raped‚ ended up with a disease or pregnant‚ the book leads you to your own interpretation. Although the movie does clear up the interpretation somewhat and leaves Connie back safely at home with her family‚ you do not know what’s in store for her future. When Connie and Arnold Friend were alone
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written by Will F Jenkings‚ Connie is the first character introduced in the story‚ and is the protagonist; the antagonist in the short story is Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson’s son. After we are introduced to the characters we are then led into the setting‚ Connie was being driven home by a taxi as‚ “The red‚ dying sun cast long shadows across the road” (pg. 83)‚ this created a picture that the sun was setting. During this cab ride home from her two week vacation‚ Connie feels uneasiness and dread‚
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relationship addiction‚ the familiar‚ painful cycle of attraction‚ bonding‚ panic‚ reconciliation‚ and rejection characterizes this serious addiction. The readers of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates envision several traits in Connie as she searches for her true self. Connie’s co-dependency‚ communication barriers and erratic behaviors make her a vulnerable target for the Big Bad Wolf. Connie’s co-dependency is first seen as she stares into
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