The Devil’s Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character
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In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.
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Katy Tucker Year 11: Townsville Grammar School Ms Nielson Lola: Her Shameful Truth Lola slowly turned the lock on the door‚ blocking the sounds of commotion from downstairs. She was at last alone from the prying eyes‚ the endless questions and pitiful looks. Dropping her white robe‚ she paced across the room. The visitors had been coming and going all night‚ her track of time was lost and her mind blurry. The events of the night had all coalesced into a hazy mist that hovered on the anxiety
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institutes and Universities have grown drastically in the last couple of years ‚ thus more students have a lot of options when it comes to their higher education . With the increasing number of education institiutes this leads to huge amounts of fresh Omani graduates entering any industry ‚ market or looking for any sort employment will definitely face and encounter problems and obstacles when searching for a career to establish themselves in. Omani graduates will have to decide weather they choose
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Throughout history there have been many situations where a group of people have been oppressed for their way of thinking‚ skin color‚ beliefs or even gender. Through the speeches‚ books or peaceful protests of several figures throughout history‚ these people have gotten the peace or freedom that they have been wanting. The conjectures of society have been heard through the work of historical figures. The impact left on society have been phenomenal and had changed the future. “If you want a thing done well
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"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Music is one of the symbols mentioned in this story. The author mentions the music played in everywhere in the story. The author says that "The Music was always in the background". The music comes from restaurants‚ homes and cars. Music symbolizes the feeling and the emotions of the characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she
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on the other side of me. Therefore‚ I am lost‚ in the woods‚ in the middle of the night; not one of the highest moments of my life. In the past‚ I have always heard or read in the papers
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passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home with her
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There are many similarities between the short stories "Good Country People" 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‚ Hulga and Connie‚ are shockingly similar‚ and yet strangely different‚ one a 15 year old wishing to be older and beautiful‚ the other a bitter 32 year
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Themes: change Sponsor This Essay 316 Be careful what you wish for. You might not like what you get. Some people wish for things without thinking about the challenges that await them ahead. Such as‚ wishing for a promotion and then getting more tasks then they can do. Or they wish to have children when they end up with twins‚ which they can barely handle. Or winning the lottery and spending all the money at once and not having it when they need it the most. I made a wish; I wish my father was
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