Connie’s “two-sided” nature is apparent throughout the story‚ but the origin of that nature is less clear. Connie is this seemingly innocent pretty girl from a mundane family‚ bored with her home life. She often goes to town with her friends‚ where she reveals herself to be this haughty‚ almost cocky teen. Connie’s “two-sided” nature stems from what exactly? Who is she expected to be in the home? The story holds evidence that she is pressured to be more like her sister‚ June. Oates states‚ “If June’s
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You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is about a teen named Connie who is insecure and is looking for an escape from her household. The main antagonist‚ Arnold Friends main objective is to lure Connie out and take her on a so called “date”. He does this by trying to make small talk. Some of the things said can be very creepy as he seems to have psychic abilities and know everything. One of the more irrelevant things said was‚ “Leave me alone‚” Connie whispered. “Hey‚ you know that old woman down the road
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Joyce Carol Oates about a fifteen year old girl’s that lives a dual life for self-importance‚ an unforgiving desire for irresponsibility‚ yet doubtfulness to leave the security of family and the comfort ‘of sleeping on her bed again’ ( Oates 77) . Connie is a young girl that likes listening to music ‘that made everything so good” (Oates 66) and watching movies and also she spends a lot of time going out with friends and meeting boys‚ until she experiences been harassed and threatened by an older
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victim is Connie‚ an average teenage girl‚ who is vain. Arnold Friend comes to personify the devil who Connie doesn’t mean to‚ but she invites him in. Connie had a "habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people’s faces to make sure her own was all right‚ (Oates‚ 1966‚ p152)”. This quote shows that she is all about how she appears on the outside‚ which of course makes her seem vain. Arnold saw this in Connie‚ which made her an easy target. While trying to convince Connie to go
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explores feminist ideals about oppressive men who take advantage of women. The story tells about a young girl named Connie who acts and dresses as though she is a mature young woman‚ but she shows her true age of fifteen when an older man‚ Arthur Friend‚ takes advantage of her using fear and threats of violence against her family. The story calls into question whether or not Connie is truly and independent woman‚ but one can clearly see after reading the novel that she is not. At the beginning‚
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unfolds the story of protagonist Connie‚ a self-absorbed‚ disoriented‚ beautiful fifteen-year old girl‚ living in the early 1960’s who is placed with fear‚ stalked‚ and eventually abducted by antagonist Arnold Fiend. Connie not only is at odds with her family but also at a crossroad between defining the peculiarities and realisms one experiences as an adolescent.
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introduces them to the adult real world. In Joyce Carol Oates’ novel “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” the main character is one example of a teenage girl who faces dramatic changes in her life as she awakes from her dream world. Connie is a teenage girl of age fifteen. As any other typical girl of her age‚ she’s very concerned about her looks and they way people look at her. She sure likes to have her best friend’s father drop them off at a shopping plaza so that they can wander
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current society by using symbolism and characterization while taking the reader on a journey throughout the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. There are two main symbols the author uses to convey the central theme of this story‚ Connie and Arnold Friend. Connie is symbolic of young girls who try to rush and grow up too fast - The ones who want to be popular with the boys and gain more freedom. The girls that wear provocative clothing
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innocence. Oates’ use of literal and figurative‚ psychological and allegorical levels makes this story a powerful and fascinating story. One contributing factor to this story’s power is her depiction of the two main characters’ double identities. Connie is one way at home and a totally different person when out with her friends. Arnold dresses younger‚ stuff his boots to make himself appear taller‚ all to present himself as a younger man and hide the devil that lies within
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Where did you come from?" Robson believes that this is where the title of the short story came from (Hurley 63). But Tracey M. Caldwell states that the title references the story itself “Connie asks Arnold "Where are we going?" which is a hint to the title of the story. ’Where are you (we) going’ refers to where Connie will go with Friend
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