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    "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" is one that has had many interpretations over there years‚ by many literary critics and readers alike‚ generating a vast list of themes and meanings to the story. Some have declared the story to be a "feminist allegory‚" while others argue that one of the main characters‚ Arnold‚ is a "savior" or "messiah figure‚" as popular figures during the 1960’s were to young girls like Connie‚ the main character. Though many interpretations have been made‚ and all

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    Jerinesha Hafford Tardiness Mr. Yoist 9/19/12 Have you ever been tardy to class? Do you get penalty for being tardy? Is it a good thing for students to be tardy? Is being tardy means that you are not smart? Why is that students like being tardy? Is it a habit? Imagine if all of sudden students decide to be tardy. What will be the outcome of that? Will being tardy affect the student’s future? A tardy student lack responsibility and shows no interest in following direction. Being on time

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    You can’t change who you are. No matter how you struggle‚ some things will never change. And maybe they shouldn’t” (Thurman‚ Rob). “Identity is a powerful organizing presence in social life today” putting people into sections concerning likes and dislikes‚ culture and customs‚ separates them via social‚ economic and religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society

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    The 60’s are not without reason called “Golden Sixties”. It was not only a time of relative peace and economic growth‚ but also a phase of rebellion in the youth‚ which questioned the way of life and beliefs of their parents. It was a time filled with music‚ miniskirts‚ sexual freedom and drugs. At that time‚ Joyce Carol Oates created her works‚ in which she talked about ordinary everyday affairs‚ giving them a specific dark climate fueled by the second bottom. A short story "Where Are You Going‚

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    her about love and ends up saying something that made Connie “put her hands against her ears as if she’d heard something terrible‚ something not meant for her” (1416). The intentions of Arnold were only going to be harmful to Connie. Her journey may have ended tragically by him either raping or killing her‚ but the story doesn’t foretell her

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    story is about “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is perfect example of a middle class typical family living in small home written in 1970 dedicated To Bob Dylan. It is about young teenager name Connie who is stuck in here fantasy world which she believes and predicts in the movies‚ love stories‚ and songs. At the other hand where her family

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    “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the suspenseful tale of fifteen year old Connie and her situation with a strange man. Connie‚ who usually enjoys the attention of the older boys‚ sees the man randomly when she is on a date. Some time later‚ the man shows up to Connie’s house and asks her if she wants to go for a ride with him and his friend. The man introduces himself as Arnold Friend‚ claiming to be eighteen years old. Connie soon begins to realize the two men look much older than

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    In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Oates‚ the audience 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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    In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ is on the brink of adulthood and is experimenting with the sexual freedom that comes with it. On the weekends‚ Connie and her friend go to the mall or the diner and pursue older boys with which they will slip into dark alleys or cars. One night‚ when leaving the diner to go hang out with a boy‚ a man in a gold convertible catches Connie’s eye and says to her‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Later in the story‚ Connie is tanning outside

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    Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Oates constitutes the use of allegories to create a sense of suspense in the story. The story depicts the way society was in the 1960s. In this time period‚ there were a lot of controversies that cause a lot of frustration. Many stories written during the 1960s involved a lot of the same things that are in this coming-of-age story. The issues incorporated into “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” were

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