The story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates is truly littered with conventions of Psychoanalysis. Freud developed a list of defense mechanisms used by the human subconscious in order to deal with issues too intense for the conscious mind. These strategies of the psyche are translated into symbols scattered throughout this work. These symbols are expressed through the characters of Connie‚ and Arnold Friend. The first convention is denial. Denial is when the subconscious
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another. These different views and opinions can often cause cultures to collide when a doctor is summoned to treat an individual of a different culture than their own. Anne Fadiman’s book‚ The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ tells the story of an epileptic Hmong child and her collision of two cultures. Lia Lee began suffering seizures at a young age and was diagnosed with epilepsy by American doctors. Her family however believed her illness was caused by soul loss (Fadiman 21). While at the
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When the minister returned to the palace‚ he went straight to the court where the king was seated and reported that the sandalwood merchant had a gift for him. The king was surprised. When he opened the package‚ he was pleasantly surprised by the fine golden color of the sandalwood and its agreeable fragrance. Pleased‚ he sent some gold coins to the sandalwood merchant. The king also felt sorry in his heart that he had harboured unbecoming thoughts of killing the shopkeeper. When the shopkeeper
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responsible for stealing souls and making its victims sick. Epilepsy is recognized by western medicine as a serious neurological condition. Although Epilepsy and Quag dab peg may have the same physical symptoms‚ the symptoms are interpreted differently by each culture‚ making the condition two different illnesses requiring two different treatments. In Hmong culture‚ QDP is perceived as an illness with honor. Seizures are thought of to be evidence that the one experiencing them has powers to perceive
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Have you ever tried something that was more advanced than what you’re used to? Whether you achieved that goal or not‚ you grew from the experience‚ correct? Author Ralph Waldo Emerson is quoted saying‚ "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered‚ you will never grow." Based on your experiences you may agree or disagree‚ but there is not doubt that by trying new things you grow‚ achieve‚ and find yourself. First of all‚ there is no guarantee that you will always succeed
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Describe a time when you have organised an event. (This could be a large event‚ such as a party‚ or a small event‚ such as a gathering with friends.) What was the event‚ how did you organise it and what happened? Situation Last summer‚ my best friend’s birthday was approaching. I wanted to organise special birthday party for him in order to express daily’s appreciations. Target My target is organising a big party without telling him. I did not want him to have any doubts about my secrete
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Have you ever seen the flower marigolds?In the story of Marigolds the main idea is that the old woman is trying to brighten the town.By planting Marigolds in her garden.The theme and idea of Marigolds helps develop life lessons and it is very influentiul in the fact of seeing a bigger picture in things. In the story of Marigolds‚ Marigolds just really represent inoccence.By the fact that the girl is persicuteing the old woman about being able to plant the flowers.The girl first thought that the
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Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the haunting saga of a fifteen year old girl’s moral struggles that has resonated with readers since the story’s initial publication. Arnold Friend is a mystery of a character; his origins and nature have been debated time and time again. The real answer is that there is no real answer‚ and Arnold Friend is a character with a nature entirely up to the individual interpretation of any one reader. It can certainly be agreed
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“Speak when you are angry- and you will make the best speech you will ever regret” Dr. Laurence J. Peter How does the above quote relate to the use of language as a tool for expressing one’s emotion? There are many ways of expressing our emotions. We can do this by our face expressions‚ by our movements and acts‚ using our body language but the most powerful and common way is using the ordinary language. Ordinary language is the ability of people to communicate between them to
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Nightmare or Reality? Joyce Carol Oates creates an inquisitive plot that causes the reader to question events in the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” She develops this story featuring a girl named Connie‚ who has an encounter with a boy at a restaurant that she doesn’t know. “He wagged a finger and laughed and said‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby‚” and Connie turned away…” (Oates 210). Startled Connie only saw this boy once that night‚ but the story goes on‚ and a few days later he comes
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