Cited: Baldwin‚ James. "Sonny ’s Blues." The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Ed. Joyce C. Oates. New York‚ New York: Oxford UP‚ 1992. 409-439. Hemingway‚ Ernest. "A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place." The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Ed. Joyce C. Oates. New York‚ New York: Oxford UP‚ 1992. 295-300.
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myself‚ I’m Arnold Friend and that’s my real name and I’m gonna be your friend‚ honey” (Oates p. 337). Connie then noticed a dent in the left rear fender and around it was written‚ on the gleaming gold background: DONE BY CRAZY WOMAN DRIVER (Oates p. 337). Connie laughed at seeing that. Arnold‚ pleased at her laughter‚ then looked up at her. “Around the other side’s a lot more—you wanta come and see them?” (Oates‚ p. 337) Connie suddenly started to look apprehensive to Arnold. She began to disengage
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Change is No Modern society has many standards that people follow and accept: shake hands when meeting someone‚ do not pick nose in public‚ and bathe on a regular basis. Norms are just a few of the many different social needs in the world today. Abnormalities throw people through a loophole‚ cause confusion amongst each other‚ and contrast uniformity. Psychopaths lead to the death of individuals that conform to the standard and have no remorse for the action. They disrupt the flow of progress and
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Where are you going‚ Where have you been? Stephanie Bumpase AIU Where are you going‚ Where have you been? The character Connie in the story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” was a young 15yr old girl in a small town. She was beautiful and knew that she was beautiful. A flat character is a character that stays the same throughout a story (Gioia & Kennedy‚ 2010) and a round character is the opposite of flat in which the character changes significantly (Gioia & Kennedy‚ 2010)
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poems and novels. In 1893‚ her first volume of poems first brought her public recognition from a literacy perspective was “In This World”. In 1898‚ her book “Women and Economics” won her international recognition. During 1900‚ she married her first cousin and the marriage was successful than the first‚ she continue to write works. She then began to write her autobiography in
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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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Finally‚ the fitness revolution has changed our habits with respect to diet and exercise and self-care. An article in Generations‚ Joyce Carrol Oates (1993) states‚ " per capita consumption of tobacco has dropped twenty-six percent over the past 15 years‚ and the drop is accelerating‚ promising a decrease in lung cancer. " Life-style changes and improved treatment of hypertension have already
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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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Goodman Brown” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He has a harsh time when he is tempted by the Devil in the woods. Lastly‚ Connie‚ a neglected‚ verballed abused‚ attention seeking young girl from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates has been constantly compared and internally diminished by her mother from jealous for years. Each character while having similar experience all seem to also have similar personality traits as well.
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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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