Brittany Adams English 102-C01 Short Story Essay November 26‚ 2011 A book can’t be judge by its cover‚ just like a character. Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” begins with an innocent family vacation ending in a tragic deaths after taking a detour. “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates features a typical teenage girl who begs for attention from males and meets her match at the end. The Misfit and Arnold Friend’s characteristics make them frightening
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Carol Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a Sunday morning‚ Connie’s family leaves to go to a family barbeque down the street. Connie is left by herself and chooses to wash her hair instead of going to church. When
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“Connie?” He asked‚ voice soft. He took a step towards her‚ hands outstretched‚ but was not expecting her to move back. Her body was stiff‚ fraught with tension‚ the circles under her eyes highlighting her exhaustion. “Connie‚ it’s okay‚ I’m here.” “It’s not okay!” The words twisted from her lips‚ simultaneously choked and angry. There was a storm of emotions brewing within her. Anger. Despair. Joy. Relief. Betrayal. “It’s not okay‚ Steven! Do you even realize what you did?” She couldn’t continue
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controlled. The protagonist of the story‚ Connie‚ is a vain‚ “typical” teenage girl‚ looking for attention‚ especially from the opposite sex. Constantly “…craning her neck to glance in mirrors” (614)‚ she often considered her appearance and how she looked to others to be a matter of extreme‚ if not most‚ importance.
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Jimmy Johnson February 14‚ 2009 Professor Ducks Essay 1 “Typical Teenager” When comparing the two characters in the short stories made me think of a quote‚ I heard growing up as a kid. “Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.” Now reading these two stories the truth of that quote rings true. As teenagers we were invisible to life and the consequences of those decisions. I made many mistakes‚ as teenagers that‚ I now realize were foolish and not intelligent. Life
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around two central characters‚ Connie and Arnold Friend‚ who mysteriously appears at Connie’s home and tries to coax her into coming with him before ultimately forcing her. Arnold Friend is a much debated character among critics‚ largely due to hints of inhuman abilities and his intentions for Connie. It is hard to determine the answers to these because there is no direct description of Arnold Friend that states what he is‚ nor is it revealed what happens to Connie in the end. The article ‘Connie’s
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main characters Dee‚ Connie‚ and Sammy in their stories “Every day Use‚” “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” and “A&P” respectively. Dee‚ Connie and Sammy are an example of how the notion of pride is shown in various ways and how as their pride reaches its peak‚ they fall. Dee shows her pride in her self centered personality that causes her to lose her appreciation for her mother and her sister Maggie‚ and causes her to abandon her heritage and become distant. Connie‚ in “Where Are You Going
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Extending one of her feet‚ Connie kicked opened the half-opened door. The operating theatre had an orange ethereal radiance as moonbeams invaded from the open skylight roof. Every surface was corroded with rust‚ even the large surgical light‚ a curved dish with many broken bulbs scrutinised the aged operating table. Circling her torch around the room‚ Connie zoomed her phone onto the furniture and then scouted the floor. “Look‚ loads of Doctors or surgeons or something have left scrubs and masks
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Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent to convey deeper meaning within The Great Gatsbyand
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Carol Oates represents emotional abuse in relationships and how easy it is to manipulate young minds. Connie is a beautiful‚ self indulgent 15 year old girl. Her mother is very overbearing and praises her 24 year old sister‚ June‚ more than her. June is everything that Connie isn’t. She works hard to make money on her own‚ helps her parents around the house‚ and is mature and independent. Connie strives to receive attention and praise that her family never gives her‚ which is why she secretly hangs
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