the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” She develops this story featuring a girl named Connie‚ who has an encounter with a boy at a restaurant that she doesn’t know. “He wagged a finger and laughed and said‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby‚” and Connie turned away…” (Oates 210). Startled Connie only saw this boy once that night‚ but the story goes on‚ and a few days later he comes to her house where she learns that the boy’s name is “Arnold Friend.” She is unaware how the boy knows anything about
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Arnold Friend‚ a conniving antagonist‚ charms a naive teenager named Connie into believing he will rescue her from her inattentive family. However‚ at the story’s climax‚ Connie fears for her life yet cannot resist Arnold’s temptations. Although details of Friend’s appearance‚ speech‚ and actions should warn Connie of his evil intentions‚ through Oates’s portrayal of Friend as a devil-figure‚ Connie is easily “conned” foreshadowing
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There are many similarities between the short stories "A&P" and "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" most notably their characters. Both stories contain a female protagonist‚ and a male antagonist‚ whose confrontations start out relatively normal‚ and progress to more and more surreal and twisted endings. Their main characters‚ Sammy and Connie‚ are shockingly similar‚ and yet strangely different‚ one a 15 year old wishing to be older and beautiful‚ the other An eighteen year old boy from
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The protagonist of Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a vain and stubborn girl named Connie. Fifteen years old‚ she believes beauty is everything and is nothing short of rebellious‚ maintaining two different personas: one for at home with her family and one for going out with her friends. One night out with her girl friends‚ Connie spots a young man watching her. He promises to come get her. The next day‚ the man comes to Connie’s house‚ keeping his word‚ and spends
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Where have you Been Smooth Talking? In the short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates‚ the lifestyle of protagonist Connie is described. Connie was a typical 15-year-old. She was outgoing‚ fun‚ and social. She had the worst relationship with her mother and her relationship with her father was not explained because he was not home much. Connie’s main concern was boys; she would do anything to meet up with them. That is not always a good idea because you never know
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Describe some of the ways in which order is made and repaired on a street you know. Social order can be perceived as something that is given to community‚ which does not require any effort. However‚ Hounslow High Street can be an example to demonstrate the need and significance of people’s action and behavior between them and material things to maintain the order by pointing out at public services and street furniture. Hounslow High Street is large shopping area‚ dedicated to pedestrians
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how they rated and what they said about them. It seem like we couldn’t get the list quick enough. I never thought anything was wrong with me until I heard of the list they were making. I always thought there was nothing wrong with me and that’s what everyone else thought of me too. Before I saw this so called rating list I felt good about my self. I knew I was short but that was ok because I like that about my self. I thought of as a plus because no matter what boy I like I wouldn’t have to worry
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Throughout their article “16 things you should never say when you meet someone new” Jacquelyn Smith and Rachel Gillett analyze the key ideas that should be avoided in a first time conversation. These ideas are very important to avoid in any conversation‚ especially in a conversation‚ while someone doesn’t know much about the individual in the first place. The majority of those I have heard of before‚ but they serve as a vital reminder to not let these slip in a conversation. Many of these sayings
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I’d Know You Anywhere‚ Laura Lippman Laura Lippman‚ an accomplished author in the crime fiction genre‚ strikes gold with her stand-alone novel I’d Know You Anywhere‚ loosely based off of real events. For the first section of the novel‚ Lippman flawlessly switches the setting from present time‚ mainly in Maryland to 1985 with almost every chapter. Eliza Benedict‚ the main character‚ frequently refers to 1985 as “the summer she was fifteen”. To her‚ it is much easier than saying “that time I
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KNOW TO WORDS YOU SHOULD SOUND SMART THE EVERY SOPHISTICATED PERSON SHOU LD BE ABLE TO U SE 1‚200 ESSENTIAL WORDS ROBERT W. BLY CONTENTS Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction About The Author DEDICATION For Peter Archer‚ a saint among men ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A prodigious debt of gratitude goes to Justin Cord Hayes and Katie Corcoran Lytle for the Herculean e ort they put forth to ameliorate this book. Thanks also to the following friends‚ family‚ and colleagues who suggested
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