The decline of the societal and cultural values during 1960s can be seen through Joyce Carol Oates’‚ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” The story‚ which narrates the fatal destiny of fifteen year old Connie‚ shows the rise of a pop-culture/music guided society‚ it also shows the rise of the sexual revolution and the disregard for women‚ and the negligence of parents at the time. In the story the devil is represented by ARNOLD FRIEND‚ who at the end of the story seduces Connie into her own
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In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky
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The story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a psychological thriller. It contains many elements throughout the story that the reader can only attempt to understand. This story can affect one on many different levels. It can cause one to be lost in thought‚ stuck on the complexity of the 15-year-old main character. It can forever creep one out by the unforgettable traits of the main antagonist. All the while employing many hidden meanings into the story
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Other people are forced into specific dietary restrictions based on auto-immune intolerances‚ or other health-related problems‚ while others may simply choose not to eat certain food products based on their moral or religious beliefs. Whichever way you look at it‚ whether you’re a health fanatic/fitness buff‚ someone struggling with the seemingly ongoing epidemic of obesity‚ or just a guy who likes to eat food – food is everywhere‚ and it fuels our minds‚ bodies‚ and souls. Many people believe that
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victim‚ they need to have courage and follow their ways‚ no matter what others say. Jem and Scout see people become victims of prejudice‚ rumors‚ poverty‚ and other atrocities in their own little town‚ as they grew older. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the children learn life lessons from witnessing people striving to survive different situations within Maycomb. When a challenge causes one to struggle‚ the children see that person‚ or themselves‚ have to have courage to do as they have before. Jem and
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blood leaks out. In the smoke surrounding me from our fire I can make out a beautiful woman caressing her belly. She appears to be about 7 months pregnant. It’s my wife. This is the last memory I have of her. By this time my child should be about 9 months old. Wow‚ how time flies by. I can’t believe I have missed her first words‚ her first smile‚ her first steps. What I wouldn’t give to go back home and be able to hug my baby girl‚ lay her down at night‚ and let her know that daddy is here to protect
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Innocent‚ young‚ naïve; this is how Connie was at her age of fifteen. She liked the attention boys gave her and how it made her feel. A man named Arnold Friend‚ whose much older than her‚ has stalked Connie and wants to convince her to go for a ride in his car. Connie doesn’t notice the man’s older features and this causes her young mind to contemplate going with Arnold in his car. Connie is more conflicted with herself‚ she battles to make the right choices
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says Alice Lichtenstein‚ director of the cardiovascular nutrition laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. "People have fewer discretionary calories to play with‚ so they need to make better food choices." [See: Exclusive Best Diets Rankings] But paying attention to what you eat isn’t only about controlling weight; the need for certain vitamins and minerals increases with age. One is calcium‚ necessary to protect bones. Another is B12‚ since
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In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With
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counterstruck she should cease eating some particular fattening cakes‚ offending her. And she walks out the car‚ Ray watching‚ as she needs to sidle past the car‚ and into the store‚ not knowing that that was the last conversation and sight of her alive he’ll have. People often find themselves in a predicament where arguments are constant with a particular person‚ familiarly a couple‚ & a married one at that. Much is taken for granted when either party believes & contends to be right or above
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