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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Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact that Connie “slits” her eyes
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The uk government sets monetary policy by adjusting the funds rate. This affects other short-term and long-term rates‚ including credit-card rates and mortgages. Governments define fiscal policy by setting taxation levels and writing legislation and regulation for everything from health care to the environment. Fiscal and monetary policy changes can affect businesses directly and indirectly‚ although competitive factors and management execution are also important factors. Businesses go through
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and that have hydrogen containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base or that are substances able to accept and unshared pair of electrons from a base. An alkaline is a chemical compound that neutralizes or effervesces with acids and turns litmus blue; it’s a corrosive substance. Two similarities between acid and alkaline is that they are sour and they each changes litmus paper into another color than it was originally was. The differences between an acid and an alkaline are that
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100. You have been told that dormitory rooms at your university must be shared by two students. Would you rather have the university assign a student to share a room with you or would you rather choose your own roommate? Use specific reason and details to explain your answer. One of the most important parts of our life is studying. It is connecting with our future life and makes it better. Being educated person means to have information‚ which will help you in many situations. To tell the
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Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person giving us a glimpse in to Connie’s thoughts‚ her lonely isolation form her family‚ and her daydreams of boys and love songs. Connie’s
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Do you have a favorite sport‚ one that you want to do more than any other‚ play it on a team‚ every day and every weekend? This summer I had to make the hardest decision‚ yet‚ in my life. I had to choose between dance‚ that I have been doing since I was 3 years old‚ and soccer. Dance and soccer practice were scheduled at the same time on the same day. Soccer is my passion; this is why I made the decision to continue soccer. I enjoy the challenge of practice‚ the running‚ and skill workouts give
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irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The reality of the
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Division of City Schools City of Mandaluyong Science High School E. Pantaleon St. Hulo‚ Mandaluyong City BLACK MIX FROM ALKALINE BATTERIES AS PIGMENT FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF INKJET PRINTER-FRIENDLY INK Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements in Research II By Psalm Israel Rendon Hazel A. Lunas Diane Clarisse Ortega IV-Chlorine SY 2011 -2012 September 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE.........................................................................
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Latin. While some Greek or Latin words have been changed into prefixes and suffixes‚ others have become phrases‚ and even events have garnered their own meaning by today’s standards. This includes the adaptation to technology‚ science‚ military purposes and even everyday use‚ many of which are significant in their own respective area. Many Greek words have been translated into medicine often as medical terms and in the form of Prefixes and Suffixes. These words have become important and common place because
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