to make friends that resulted for her to get bullied by the other children in their street. “Sydney‚ it is a beautiful day why don’t you go outside and make some friends?” Sydney’s mother asked her while they eat their breakfast. But Sydney keep quiet for a while and said‚ “I like to read books.” Her mother trying to understand her daughter’s situation and supporting her saying‚ “Well‚ if that’s what makes you happy I’m fine with it but sometimes you need to go outside and play with the other children
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to follow. A good relationship with parents is necessary to make the transition from adolescence to adulthood easier. Young adolescents have to make important decisions that affect the entire life course (Muuss 5). The decisions can be difficult‚ but with a parent ’s help‚ things can run more smoothly. In Joyce Oates ’ "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" Connie experiences not having an active mother or father in her life. As a result‚ she takes her life into her own hands and makes decisions
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Teenagers have always had it harder than the rest of the age groups. Whether it is the frustration of having old-fashioned parents or the annoyance of being too young to experience nearly everything‚ the minds of those under eighteen become a never-ending fantasy of being an adult. The seemingly carefree lifestyle of older kids seems to be impossible to wait on. 15-year-old Connie is no exception to this way of thinking. In a hurry to grow up‚ Connie‚ in Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where
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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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The story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates is truly littered with conventions of Psychoanalysis. Freud developed a list of defense mechanisms used by the human subconscious in order to deal with issues too intense for the conscious mind. These strategies of the psyche are translated into symbols scattered throughout this work. These symbols are expressed through the characters of Connie‚ and Arnold Friend. The first convention is denial. Denial is when the subconscious
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Nightmare or Reality? Joyce Carol Oates creates an inquisitive plot that causes the reader to question events in 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
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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 Two Sides of Connie ‘Narrative details in ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ The story ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ is about the fifteen year old Connie who is a girl struggling with her sexuality. The girl tries to be an adult and attractive‚ but at the same time‚ she hides her sexual side from her family. These two sides cannot remain separate from each other at all times and collide with each other‚ which this short story depicts. The main idea in this short story
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Have you ever met someone who changed your life forever? I have. When I first started as an undergraduate‚ I had no desire to study biology. At that time‚ most biology-associated classes I experienced were in a typical lecture setting. While they were relatively easy for me‚ they were not exciting nor did they motive me to learn more. Biological science‚ for me‚ was simply something theoretical and too far away from real life. However‚ my ‘Evolution’ and ‘Animal Behavior’ professors completely changed
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Period 3 Montgomery 9/9/14 This Day In History 1 Have you ever wondered how or when the first tanks were built? In September 1915‚ the first prototype tank built was named Little Willy. Weighing 14 tons and only moving 2 mph‚ Little Willy was far from a success. The idea came from a British colonel named Ernest Swinton. Swinton’s idea was to create an armored vehicle that would tear through enemy lines and destroy their troops. The performance of Little Willy was not so great. It was slow and
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