In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.
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A Fire Breathing Dragon that has no Spark‚ so what does it have? A typical day at the park‚ children playing‚ people jogging along the sidewalks‚ ducks swimming in a little pond. It’s a small park‚ the usual hangout for the local youth. There’s large man on a bench smoking a cigar even though the park displays signs stating that there have been previous issues involving smoking in the park. Not many people want to confront him about it‚ but rather let him smoke. Parents take their kids further
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How far do you think industrialisation and technology have impacted on the family institution? Technology and industrialisation have a great impact on the family institution to large extents. Technology has contributed to the growth of industries. It is the growth of a society in which a major role is played by manufacturing industry. Technology is affecting quality time. Functionalists believe that industrialisation led to an increase in the nuclear family type. The nuclear family is a type
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Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home with her parents. Connie’s daily life is simple childhood. The second is the day Arnold Friend shows up at her doorstep and brings with him
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Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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The Eyes Are Not Here” [also known as “The Girl on the Train” and “The Eyes Have It”] is a short story by Ruskin Bond‚ an Indian writer. The story exudes irony. The story uses first person point of view. Not far into the story‚ the reader discovers that the narrator is blind but apparently has not always been. Riding on a train and sitting in a compartment provides the setting of the story. This story is an excellent example of situational irony which employs a plot device in which events turn
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How Would You Describe Yourself? I am punctual‚ dependable and can be counted upon to finish what I start. I get a great deal of satisfaction from knowing that I have done something well and on time. For example‚ at my present job‚ I was given different work orders every day. It was my responsibility to finish the orders and make sure they all met quality and safety standards within a specific deadline. On occasion‚ I had to familiarize myself with the product and the production process. I was
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person’s life and it can be different for men and women. Not all transitions to adulthood are peaceful; they can violent transitions as seen in Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man and Joyce Carol Oates’ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. These two stories reflect how males and females are represented differently in society through the protagonist violent transition to adulthood. The Man Who Was Almost A Man by Richard Wright is about a young adult named Dave who wishes to own a gun
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A very important event in my life would have to be the death of my grandmother. She was so awesome. I will miss her forever. My grandmother is a great role model for Me. Over the years it’s gotten easier talk about her death. My grandmother was a nice Portuguese lady. She lived in Portugal until she moved to the States with her nine children From there she lived in New Bedford until the year of 2000.I learned a great deal of Portuguese from her because she didn’t speak any English. The Death of
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"How have extreme partisan politics affected voter turn out or behavior? With the increasing rise of partisan politics in government and elections it seems as if the United States is becoming strictly black and white‚ Democrat or Republican‚ with very little room for gray areas in between. The Democratic and Republican parties are moving farther and farther apart from each other with Democrats becoming increasingly closer to the liberal end of the spectrum and Republicans moving towards the conservative
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