life today compared to the nineteenth century. Connie‚ the protagonist of the story ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’‚ is a young and wild teenage girl‚ who in simple terms‚ enjoys the attention from men. Connie‚ the type of teenager whose “…mind was filled with trashy daydreams” (3) ‚ and “everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home” (5). With a description so blunt about Connie‚ many would accuse her of being a “bad girl”. Now‚
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explores the story of Connie‚ a normal teenage girl‚ who meets Arnold Friend‚ a seemingly harmless character at first‚ but we later come to find out that he has been stalking her and Arnold
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you going‚ Where have you been? The character Connie in the story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” was a young 15yr old girl in a small town. She was beautiful and knew that she was beautiful. A flat character is a character that stays the same throughout a story (Gioia & Kennedy‚ 2010) and a round character is the opposite of flat in which the character changes significantly (Gioia & Kennedy‚ 2010). So in this story‚ Connie could be consider a round character because before
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given of Connie after reading the beginning of the story quickly is that she is a shallow‚ conceited‚ and confident 15 year old teenager. However upon closer inspection and by using the many references to reflection in the short story they reveal Connie’s true personality and her hidden insecurities. Near the beginning Connie is constantly looking at her reflection in the windshields and at the faces of those around her so that she can see their reactions to her appearance (Oates 2). Connie is looking
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lead to potentially dangerous meetings. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the protagonist‚ Connie‚ often meets up with older boys and lies to her mother about her whereabouts. Many teenagers utilize dating apps and act similarly to Connie. Teens who ‘hook up’ with acquaintances
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as planned or an obstacle is placed in front of them. Some people seem to think that life is a one-way street‚ without bumps‚ curves‚ and sharp turns. Joyce Carol Oates proves that this is not the case with Connie. Some teens are just like Connie—thought she had life all figured out. All Connie thinks about is how she looks and boys. Little did she know‚ she had a huge obstacle in her way—Arnold Friend. In ‘Where Are You
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different scenarios play out. Although Joyce Carol Oates’s‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” was inspired by real life events and reports of a serial rapist murderer‚ it can also be read as a coming of age story in which we see the victim‚ Connie‚ mature and evolve tremendously from the beginning to the end of the story because of the situation she unfortunately finds
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337). Connie then noticed a dent in the left rear fender and around it was written‚ on the gleaming gold background: DONE BY CRAZY WOMAN DRIVER (Oates p. 337). Connie laughed at seeing that. Arnold‚ pleased at her laughter‚ then looked up at her. “Around the other side’s a lot more—you wanta come and see them?” (Oates‚ p. 337) Connie suddenly started to look apprehensive to Arnold. She began to disengage with him and he knew that he had to do something to distract her. When Connie told Arnold
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Characters Connie Escobar- the lead female character‚ was described by literary critic Epifanio San Juan as a sufferer of her mother’s estrangement from a world where unconfident males take advantage of women by violating them or by venerating them. Macho Escobar- a man who had an affair with Connie’s mother‚ a past incident that serves as an “umbilical cord” or "umbilicus"‚ a remnant connected to her present and future because of her refusal to leave the issue in the past. Manolo Vidal-
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more comprehensible feeling. Many girls around the world can relate the constant comparison between themselves and others‚ their need for attention‚ and insecurity. In Joyce Carol Oats’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ displays these feelings through her subconscious thoughts and mindless actions. Her longing for acknowledgement leads to the extremely unfortunate event‚ meeting Arnold Friend. Connie’s low self-esteem‚ constant need for male attention‚ and lack
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