True Meaning “Everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home”(1369)‚ this character‚ Connie‚ in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is depicted as a self-centered‚ condescending‚ insecure fifteen year old girl growing into a woman. Connie comes off as a troubled young girl who consistently uses her sexuality for attention but at the same time is afraid of intimacy. This is said be due to her fractured relationships with
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Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend
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Assignment: Reading Journal 2 Course: ENG 1120(F) Literature and Composition 1 As I read the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ I noticed that there are two stories taking place that would lead me to anticipate different future events. From the beginning of the story‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ shows to be a lazy‚ stylish girl who is trying‚ unlike her sister June‚ to be independent of family life in favor of breaking through sexual maturity and independence. Knowing about
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Irony‚ Symbolism‚ and Imagery in Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s "Young Goodman Brown" Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ well known for his attacks on outlandish Puritan ideology in The Scarlet Letter‚ has always incorporated some aspect of his life and beliefs into his works. Once again‚ he has successfully conveyed a strong moral concept by utilizing various literary techniques to reveal a disturbing outlook into a man ’s soul. In "Young Goodman Brown‚" Nathaniel Hawthorne uses strong symbolism‚ irony‚ and imagery
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J. Bish Ms. Mongomery English 2 20 June 2011 A Walk in the Woods In his dark short story‚ Young Goodman Brown‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne explores that everyone has two sides‚ a good and a bad. This story is based in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ where the historic Salem witch trials took place. This story is an example of what people thought and kind of what went on during the witch trials. At first glance the story is about a man’s late-night walk in the forest to
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The decline of the societal and cultural values during 1960s can be seen through Joyce Carol Oates’‚ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” The story‚ which narrates the fatal destiny of fifteen year old Connie‚ shows the rise of a pop-culture/music guided society‚ it also shows the rise of the sexual revolution and the disregard for women‚ and the negligence of parents at the time. In the story the devil is represented by ARNOLD FRIEND‚ who at the end of the story seduces Connie into her own
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King’s "The Man in the Black Suit" and Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?"‚ fears related to family are exploited by antagonists in young and vulnerable protagonist. "The Man in the Black Suit" presents a young boy‚ who after the traumatic loss of his brother‚ has an encounter with the Devil. In this short story‚ the fear that the antagonist plays upon is the loss of the young boy’s mother. Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" also plays with the protagonist’s family
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“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and “Young Goodman Brown” are two stories about men going through journeys‚ symbolism and have trouble with reality. In “Young Goodman Brown” he goes through a journey of good and evil‚ but after reading the story‚ there is a problem with reality and what truly happened. At the end of the story it felt like Goodman Brown woke up from a dream that felt so real he didn’t trust anyone anymore. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is also journey between imaging what
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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
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In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With
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