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    Ms. Cowart English 102 February‚ 4‚ 2015 Short Story Essay #1 “Where are you goingWhere have you been” The short story about Connie deals with the experience of a young girl that is haunted by her good looks and cryptic behaviors. Inspired by a Life article of a serial killer‚ Oates created the story to: “It was not the number of murders that intrigued me‚ but the disturbing fact that a number of teenagers –from “good” families—aided and abetted his crimes” (Oates 68). Her interpretation

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    Where are you GoingWhere have you been? Is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. The story involves a 15 year old girl named Connie that is rebelling against her mother’s whishes. Connie often rides with her friends to a shopping plaza to hang out and meet other people. One evening while she is out with her friends she leaves with a boy named Eddie. On the way to Eddie’s car she sees a stranger in a convertible that tells her “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Then one Sunday after missing church Connie’s

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    In “Where Are You GoingWhere Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to

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    Maddie Kramber 8 April 2016 Dual Credit English Per. 3B “Where Are You GoingWhere Have You Been?”: The Search For Self Still to this day in our lives‚ we struggle to figure out who we are‚ and what we are put here on Earth to do. In our society today‚ we have trouble with searching with who we are. In the short story‚ “Where Are You GoingWhere Have You Been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the author’s background as well as her usage of characterization and internal conflict‚ develop the theme of identity

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    amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You GoingWhere have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is brought to the reader’s creative thoughts is colors. The “convertible jalopy painted gold” (Lit 326) when Connie was with Eddie‚ the “open jalopy‚ painted a bright gold that caught the sunlight opaquely”

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    Be Careful What You Wish For Anything that is too much is harmful. The main character in "Where are you goingWhere have you been?" Connie‚ faces the end conclusion of her shallow ways when she is approached by evil in human form. She had an excess of self-confidence. This self-confidence leads to a false sense of security and bad reputation. Connie also had a large amount of bad choices. She would do her best to impress boys with her looks; eventually she impressed the wrong guy. This

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    As I read the story “Where Are You GoingWhere 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 Connie’s desire to act as an adult made me believe that Connie will not refuse if Arnold

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    The story “Where are you goingwhere have you been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a psychological thriller. It contains many elements throughout the story that the reader can only attempt to understand. This story can affect one on many different levels. It can cause one to be lost in thought‚ stuck on the complexity of the 15-year-old main character. It can forever creep one out by the unforgettable traits of the main antagonist. All the while employing many hidden meanings into the story

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    In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky

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    The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great 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

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