In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to
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In my opinion‚ we have several alternatives if we do not try juveniles in adult court for serious crimes. There is no doubt that there are some cases beyond hope‚ but children are more susceptible rehabilitation. My methods are trying to incorporate that as much as possible‚ especially for the younger children with brains that are still trying to develope. ¨Reforms efforts must place a greater focus on improving access to mental health services for all youth‚ better serving the needs of youth who
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family can also be a detrimental to a persons health. One example of this is in the book A Place Where the Sea Remembers. Family figures are very important to a developing child and to the parents. César Burgos is a single father who is raising Beto‚ his son‚ after his wife and other sons have passed in a bus accident. Because of this tragedy on his family‚ Beto does not speak to his father‚ "’ Why don’t you speak?’ César cried‚ heat surging up his neck and into his cheeks. ’In god’s name‚ say something
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Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend
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the themes of duality and reality vs. fantasy‚ Oats takes us on a journey through Connie’s transformation. Imagery and symbols throughout the story strengthen the main themes to show the contrast of Connie’s fantasies and reality. “Where are you going‚ where have you been.”‚ leaves us with the question can we handle such a change? Good and evil‚ yin and yang‚ the idea of everything and everyone having two opposite sides has been talked about by humans for centuries and that’s just what Oats is commenting
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changes as you grow older and transforming from a young and reckless‚ naïve child into a working‚ responsible adult could be very fearful. Change itself is one of the biggest fears people encounter each and every day. Having to do things on their own‚ or figuring out if the decisions they make are right and if their experiences are going to help them or just hurt them more in the long run. In Connie’s experience with Arnold Friend‚ whether it is real or a dream‚ the theme of "Where Are You Going‚ Where
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to be able to illustrate the importance and significance of economics in our daily lives. The Internet was mostly used as assistance in completing this essay. Also‚ the information here are gathered and reviewed from various Internet web pages and textbooks which can be found in the list of references at the end of this assignment. To begin with‚ I shall start with the definition of economics. There is no exact definition of economics as it varies from the opinions among economist. However‚ many
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Maddie Kramber 8 April 2016 Dual Credit English Per. 3B “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”: The Search For Self Still to this day in our lives‚ we struggle to figure out who we are‚ and what we are put here on Earth to do. In our society today‚ we have trouble with searching with who we are. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the author’s background as well as her usage of characterization and internal conflict‚ develop the theme of identity
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The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent
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The decline of the societal and cultural values during 1960s can be seen through Joyce Carol Oates’‚ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” The story‚ which narrates the fatal destiny of fifteen year old Connie‚ shows the rise of a pop-culture/music guided society‚ it also shows the rise of the sexual revolution and the disregard for women‚ and the negligence of parents at the time. In the story the devil is represented by ARNOLD FRIEND‚ who at the end of the story seduces Connie into her own
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