is using a third person point of view: “Her name was Connie. She was fifteen…” (Oates 51). Although the narrator tells or implies to readers how Connie feels‚ he or she does not describe how all the other characters think or feel and thus it means that the narrator has a limited perspective. Telling the story from a distant and limited perspective makes the story more interesting since it leaves readers little clue as to how people around Connie would act. This makes readers unable to know what happens
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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 consider crossing into maturity. The inside of the house contains what she is familiar with‚ such as her
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Her confidence is only shaken when a man tries to oppress her in a sexual way. It is then when Connie realizes that she was not as strong as she thought she was. Due to the panic‚ Connie started to confuse reality from fantasy. Arnold Friend‚ takes advantage of Connie’s naïve personality‚ and tries to control her by threatening her. Joyce Oats describes oppression here as a form of sexual
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and influential topics. I only touch on Kings idea of women’s roles in this response‚ but there are many other issues he brings up throughout the novel. The issue of roles in the novel can be seen when King shows the single women like Alberta‚ Connie and Babo having to fight to maintain their title such as Miss‚ Mrs‚ and Ms. Babo has to correct Sergeant Cereno three times before he understood‚ she then talks about how her name is traditional and usually is a boys name. King plays with the idea
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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muscular”. Arnold Friend’s neck seems to be the neck of a muscular animal which is a devilish characteristic which makes Arnold Friend the devil. In conclusion Arnold Fiend represented the devil because he was nothing‚ but trouble. His first words to Connie were "I’m Gonna get you‚ baby." That can also represent Connie’s sexual desires because she continued to converse with him and seemed interested for
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Oates‚ is about a 15 year old girl named Connie who is caught up in the fantasies of adulthood and sexuality. She is home alone when a mysterious man‚ Arnold Friend‚ pulls in her driveway and tries to manipulate her into going away with him. Although it is never stated explicitly‚ it can be seen that Arnold Friend is merely a piece of Connie’s imagination. More specifically‚ we see Arnold as a symbol for the Devil‚ whose purpose is to change the way Connie and the audience of Oates’ story views life
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The Three Little Pigs‚ and Death and a Maiden‚ but it also has endless references to the Bible in its depiction of evil and Satan. (Schoomp) The literary works main character Connie is an alluring teenager living in a world of neglect and is easily fooled by someone who she was probably attracted to in the beginning. Connie had somewhat of a slight abnormal obsession with her appearance‚ and the mirror was in fact her best friend. Oates gives endless homage to the teenage lifestyle during this time
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especially when you are young. The central idea of this story is that without the recognition of fantasy over reality‚ you will undergo extreme consequences. This story is from the third-person limited omniscient point of view. We learn things just as Connie is learning them. However‚ much of the story is restricted to her perspective on things. Observing the story’s
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And here he was‚ he thought happily‚ home at last‚ starting a new life‚ like a rebirth." Furthermore‚ although he says the line to Connie "I can’t be expected to fall in love with a political entity called a nation‚" his actions do not reflect his words; in fact‚ it is even Connie who informs Larry of the political situation‚ which is exemplified in the lines of Connie‚ "Why should the government be so lavish in its so-called cultural programs‚ why should we at Holy Trinity pour out a lot of money
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