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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Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular literary work is not only captivating in the way that it is able to clench
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The protagonist of Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a vain and stubborn girl named Connie. Fifteen years old‚ she believes beauty is everything and is nothing short of rebellious‚ maintaining two different personas: one for at home with her family and one for going out with her friends. One night out with her girl friends‚ Connie spots a young man watching her. He promises to come get her. The next day‚ the man comes to Connie’s house‚ keeping his word‚ and spends
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Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the haunting saga of a fifteen year old girl’s moral struggles that has resonated with readers since the story’s initial publication. Arnold Friend is a mystery of a character; his origins and nature have been debated time and time again. The real answer is that there is no real answer‚ and Arnold Friend is a character with a nature entirely up to the individual interpretation of any one reader. It can certainly be agreed
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Erika Villanueva “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” By Joyce Carol Oates There are things that happen when we are growing up that change us when we are grown. There are things that change us forever. Every human being is different‚ and there is a reason why . All of us had a childhood and all kinds of experiences some good‚ some bad‚ some full of joy but also others very painful. Eventually we grow childhood and mature depending of what we have gone through. The way we are able to handle
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students going to college‚ students going into the force‚ and actors and or singers. One person that has lived by this quote is Stephenie Meyer. Stephenie Meyer was never a lazy person when it came to family but she was just really lazy at the time. she says “Though i had a million things to do‚ i just layed in bed‚ thinking about a dream.” Meyer) By Stephenie being lazy and not caring she would soon have to be strong and get up and go on with her life even though she doesn’t want to she
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Where You’re Going‚ Is Somewhere You Have Never Been As you read through this short story written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ you will read about the story of a normal teenage girl‚ Connie‚ that loves to believe that she is far more mature than she really is. Her maturity that she longs for throughout the story is then forced upon her and‚ then her true colors show. They show that no matter how mature she thinks she is‚ she is still pretty far from full adulthood and is well in the middle of adolescence
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THE SISTERS A young boy‚ who lives with his uncle and aunt‚ is concerned about a man who has had his third stroke. He passes by this paralyzed man’s window every day watching for the candles that will signify his death. The boy thinks over the word "paralysis" in his mind and ponders on its strange sound: "I said softly to myself paralysis. It had always sounded strangely in my ears”. One night at dinner a friend named old Cotter visits the family. Old Cotter has come to the house to share the
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James Joyce Short Story Comparison The Little Cloud (pg. 71-88) Counterparts by James Joyce (pg. 89-102) Whether it is in reality or a novel‚ it is very common that when people are unsatisfied with their lives‚ they tend to take their anger out on those around them. This is just a typical emotional response for many people. In both Counterparts and The Little Cloud by James Joyce the main male protagonists‚ in their stage in life‚ are depressed
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Donna Campbell Professor Bernhardt English Composition II 18 February 2013 Dreams of Love In the short stories Eveline and Araby‚ James Joyce uses an optimistic reality created by dreams to show the separate‚ but similar fates of two people experiencing their first love. Both characters dream of how their life will change when united with their objects of affection. They idolize their crush’s and experience confusion and difficult decisions in pursuing their relationships. These stories give
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