Joyce Carol Oates captured more than just the reader when she wrote the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” Oates recreates an event that took place in the mid-1960s‚ where a grown man‚ who had shaggy black hair and a boyish charm‚ would lure teenage girls into his car‚ rape and murder them‚ and then bury their bodies in the desert. The fate of the main character in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” lies between Oates’s wavering suspense. From the beginning Oates shows the
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adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" the author goes into depth of the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to the complexity and uncertainty of the future when one becomes an adult. The message begins even before the story itself actually does. The title illustrates the passage of time in life such as the phrase "where are you going" refers to the question of what direction does one have for his own life. "Where have you been?" is a question which involves
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Do not knock on the devil’s door‚ for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying
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It all happened on a warm sunny saturday morning in “Where are you going. Where have you been’’ by Joyce Carry Oates. It started with an unfamiliar car bouncing along Connie’s long drive way. When she first heard the car she rushed to the window excitedly‚ frantically fixing her hair. Making sure she looked good‚ seemed to be an insecure habit for Connie. She saw an uninvited boyish looking man who was situated in the car parked now in her driveway. There was a tension of unease about the boyish
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Submission of Personal and Professional Development Plan (Assignment 1of 1) | | Content list Summary Introduction This assignment is to development a strategic leadership development plan. There includes to report the CEO regarding the review the strategic management and leadership of the organization. In current situation‚ Myanmar is in the transition period in both political and economic surface. The treaty of ASEAN free trade area which will start impacting Myanmar from 2015 is a challenge
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Typical You Typical Me James A. Allen Jr. PHI103: Informal Logic Instructor: Peter Ingenhutt May 14‚ 2012 Is stereotyping a major issue in society? Throughout my lifetime I have encountered several levels of stereotyping. In the early 1900’s racism played a huge part in our countries history ranging from; slavery‚ racial profiling‚ and discrimination. This paper shows stereotyping is common everywhere you look‚ and can become a serious issue depending what situation you as a person; (no
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“I want him to live if he wants to live. If he doesn’t‚ then by forcing him to carry on‚ you‚ and me... we become just another bunch of people taking away his choices.” was said by Louisa Clark in the motion picture “Me Before You” inscribed by Jojo Moyes and directed by Thea Sharrock. The film “Me Before You” was a romantic American –British novel and movie that tells the narrative of Louisa Clarke‚ a bubbly caregiver‚ that fell in love with Will Traynor‚ a paralyzed young man in his 20’s after
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Connie in “Where are you going‚ Where have you been”‚ has a lot of underlying mental issues. Joyce Carol Oates created the perfect character to receive psychoanalytic criticism. The relationships Connie forms with her family‚ friends‚ and outsiders are all affected by Connie’s issues which come to consume her future. One of Connie’s biggest faults was the recognition of her beauty. She “knew she was pretty and that was everything” (Oates 1). This constant checking of herself in mirrors to make
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The US Constitution: America’s Provider of Liberty “Give me Liberty‚ or give me Death!” This famous quote from the American patriot Patrick Henry reflects early Americans’ thirst for liberty. After the American Revolutionary War’s victory‚ the new nation’s leaders needed to ensure that the government would provide liberty to Americans‚ thus the U. S. Constitution was created. By analyzing the first and second articles‚ as well as several of the Amendments‚ it can be proven that the U. S. Constitution
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there would also be a bowl or something concave with some coins in it . Some of them seem to be disabled‚ some of them carry their children and beg money for them‚ others sing sadly in front of you. we would feel sorrow while we see such people and cannot help having compassion for these beggars‚ so we give money to them. Nevertheless‚ It would be better not giving money or to pay sympathy to the beggars because we do not know if they are really beggars or homeless or most of them are just too
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