“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Paper “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story that poses many questions centered around the protagonist‚ Connie and the antagonist Arnold Friend and his “comrade” Ellie. The fate of Connie at the end of the story is still up for debate after all these years after the story was published in 1966. The main question posed is who actually is Arnold Friend? Is he the devil or something else? The answer may never be fully known but in
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Reasons to Attend College Why do people attend college? People attend college for multiple reasons. College is not just a place you go after high school. People of both genders‚ all races and rich or poor attend college. College is for anyone who wishes to attend. Some people attend college right out of high school trying to find a career path right for them. They attend college looking for further education in their lives. They are looking or creating a whole new lifestyle for themselves
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”
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School My plans for next year are to attend college and earn a degree in the fields of architect engineer and fine arts. My dream is to use my drawing skills to become a successful architect. When I look back on my life‚ I see myself being a fine artist and an architect. First‚ I have to continue drawing and keep making excellent grades. Then‚ I want to attend a college that has the best fine arts and architect program. Finally‚ I must graduate college with a degree in fine art and architect
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Justifying “Hard Lives” in College In the article “The Myth of Inferiority”‚ the author‚ Allan Culpepper‚ talks about people’s point of views about community college students. Unlike most universities or colleges‚ community college students are older‚ first generation students‚ work multiple jobs‚ and/or have to take care of dependents. Financial stability is the main issue community college students face. Yes‚ they do have “hard lives”‚ but does that justify for excessive absences‚ rewrite opportunities
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Language of Terror When a person is put in an incredibly horrifying situation where the outcome is unpredictable many physical and emotional changes take place. Joyce Carol Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a
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It has always been a goal of mine to attend college. I have always saw college as a time of new things‚ new people‚ learning‚ stress‚ and memories. My personality longs for all of these things‚ even a little stress. My reasons for planning to attend college is to make life long friends and get my degree in elementary education‚ but most of all‚ I want to go to college for the experiences I will have while I’m there. I want to go to college to make life long friendships and possibly find my husband
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Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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