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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confusing fantasy and reality. The author helps the reader to visualize on how girl’s discrete experiences fading into a deeper impulse. Connie being in the puberty is being pulled by natural forces by the desired that she is not conscious about it and doesn’t have an explanation for it. Another language that Oates uses is she focus on Arnold Friend physical. Connie got to recognized most of the things about him since the moment she met him. Words like thighs and buttocks were mention to show his sexual
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Composition 2 Mrs. Johnson March 8‚ 2013 Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? The story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is a very interesting short story written by Joyce Carol Oats. Her story begins in the summer‚ and 15-year-old Connie spends much of her time lounging around the house‚ going out with friends‚ and meeting boys. One night a strange guy makes a threatening gesture to her in the parking lot of a local drive-in restaurant. She thinks nothing of it until one Sunday afternoon
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"A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" While reading‚ "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" the readers find themselves lost in worlds of suspense‚ horror and comic relief through tone and symbolism. Although‚ the stories contain very different plots‚ they both have a sense of "good vs. evil." In "A Good Man Is Hard To Find"‚ Grandmother is a deep religious character that gives the story a depth of interest. The reader
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