redundant piece of literature they have ever read. In this semester of Literature 221‚ I was given the opportunity to read works from many different genres‚ time periods‚ and styles of writing. Some of which‚ like Emily Dickinson’s Life I and Life XLIII‚ Joyce Carol Oates’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚ and Sherman Alexie’s What You Pawn I Will Redeem I thoroughly enjoyed and learned from. While others such as Ernest Hemingway’s Big Two-Hearted River‚ Mark Twain’s excerpt When The Buffalo Climbed
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methodical and most often is very meticulous in the way in which he acts. While many people are not thinking beyond the norm‚ a psychopath thinks about his every breath‚ step‚ and word. In the short story "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the depiction of a sociopath is apparent. Arnold’s mannerism‚ thoughts and tactics create the perfect portrayal of a truly sociopathic character. Arnold Friend follows Connie from the beginning of the story. When Connie finally notices
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Comparison of two stories of the same name A story of two lovers in an affair is never a simple thing to understand. Anton Chekhov original and Joyce Carol Oates’s updated version of “The Lady with the Pet Dog” tells the story of two unhappy individuals trying to find love in a long lasting affair. Both versions of the story are similar in plot‚ but the different point of view allows readers to view the conflicts and emotions that each character faces‚ instead of just getting one side of the
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The short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is about a 15 year old girl named Connie who is caught up in the fantasies of adulthood and sexuality. She is home alone when a mysterious man‚ Arnold Friend‚ pulls in her driveway and tries to manipulate her into going away with him. Although it is never stated explicitly‚ it can be seen that Arnold Friend is merely a piece of Connie’s imagination. More specifically‚ we see Arnold as a symbol for the Devil‚ whose
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Reaction Paper The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is an exciting story. I would explain it as a car crash; people want to turn away but they keep looking. No one ever wants to hear a story about a young girl being kid napped or raped but when people do see it in the news they want to know all the details and that’s kind of how I felt reading the story. I felt that it was exciting because I didn’t see what was coming next; I thought the story would have been about a daughter and
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Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing‚ 5th Edition Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell Table of Contents Preface 1. Understanding Literature Imaginative Literature Conventional Themes The Literary Canon Luisa Valenzuela‚ “All about Suicide” Wole Soyinka‚ “Telephone Conversation” Thinking Critically Interpreting Literature Evaluating Literature The Function of Literary Criticism Checklist: Evaluating Literary Criticism 2. Reading and Writing About Literature
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Character Analysis on “Connie” in “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” is a famous story that was written by Joyce Carol Oates. In this story‚ Connie is fifteen years old girl and the main character. She seems to have always lived in her sister’s shadow‚ June‚ who was apparently better all-around. Connie seems to be the more attractive of the two due to which she felt that her attractive personality would succumb to pleasure in the arms of a random
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Lydia Berry Mrs. Clark Period 1 January 2013 Electronic Note Cards A. Hurston‚ Zora Neale. "Sweat." The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Ed. Joyce Carol Oates. Oxford [England: Oxford UP‚ 1992. 352-60. Print. * A1. “Just then something long‚ round‚ limp‚ and black fell upon her shoulders and slithered to the floor beside her. A great terror took hold of her.” (Hurston) Imagery of a snake. Snakes represent evil‚ and Delia is terrified of snakes. * A2. “Two months after the wedding
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Where are you going where have you been ? Selected an early stories by Joyce Carol Oates is a short story about a 15-year old girl named Connie. Connie’s Characterization affects the theme who is to blame for the kidnapping‚ by portraying her as a pretty girl into herlsef. She is an immature teenager that cannot decide what which footstep she need to take for her safety. She also get ignores her by her mother . This characterization makes her seem new. When Arnold Friend gets to see her‚ her ignorance
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Charles Howard Schmid‚ Jr. also known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson‚" was an American serial killer. In the story‚ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the character Arnold Friend was based on the serial killer in which Connie was one of the many victims he had abducted. There are many possibilities on how the author intends the readers to understand it. Such as‚ it could be a dream that Connie is having‚ in all actuality it could be real; it could send a message
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