said‚ "Sweetheart‚ I dream to grow old with you." Smiling because they were so in love‚ suddenly he got down on one knee‚ pulled out a beautiful diamond ring‚ and asked "Princess‚ will you marry me?" Tears falling from her big brown eyes‚ it was a yes as she nodded her head‚ and just seven short months later‚ these two teenage kids were wed. They bought a house and settled down‚ got pregnant and gave birth to a little girl‚ how is it at just twenty-three years old‚ they could have everything in the
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The Study of Poetry‚ which appeared in 1888 as the first entry of his Essays in Criticism‚ Second Series‚ presents Matthew Arnold’s case for the importance of poetry. According to Arnold‚ poetry is the criticism of life‚ “and the criticism of life will be of power in proportion as the poetry conveying it is excellent rather than inferior” (237). Arnold argues that the purpose of poetry is to interpret life‚ to explain meanings beyond our comprehension: “more and more mankind will discover that we
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The final quote‚ “I ain’t made plans for coming in that house where I don’t belong” (Oates 318). Suggests Arnold knows he is an outsider‚ and does not quite blend in like a human. He is a narcissist and believes Connie supposed to cater to his needs. He thinks his presence is too good and the house does not deserve it‚ hinting why bother to think about stepping in that house where I do not belong. While asking himself‚ why do I have to in and get you? When there is no need for him to lift a finger
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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 and immaturity gives Arnold the perfect opening to kidnap her. She’s a charming
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life in favor of scoping out boys at the local restaurant‚ does everything she can to appear older and wiser than she is‚ and has a mind filled with daydreams and popular music that feed her unrealistic ideas of love and romance. When the stranger‚ Arnold Friend‚ arrives at Connie’s house‚ she must confront the harsh realities of adulthood‚ which bear little resemblance to her fantasies.
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perfect portrayal of a truly sociopathic character. Arnold Friend follows Connie from the beginning of the story. When Connie finally notices his presence‚ "he [stares] at her and then his lips widen…and there he [is] still watching her‚" revealing his true desires and aspirations. Arnold not only wants to kill Connie‚ but to see and understand every breath she takes. Although she is unaware of his closeness‚ it becomes obvious that Arnold Friend is stalking Connie. When he states‚ "I know my Connie"
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Amontillado‚” Montresor’s meticulous planning of Fortunato’s murder is eerily similar to the strategy behind Connie’s rape by Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. Both predators lure their victims in by pretending to be their friend‚ using their weaknesses to their advantage and seizing the opportune moment for attack. Montresor and Arnold Friend conceal their true motives under the guise of friendship. Montresor says: “[N]either by word nor deed had (I)
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Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s impulsive behavior along with the symbolism behind Arnold Friend in order to express how her uncontrollable id eventually caused her downfall. The Freudian id is the part of the mind that makes impulsive decisions without any reasoning. It is usually used less than the other parts of the mind‚ the ego and superego. The id is the instinctual
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Arnold repeatedly writes his sentences in a passive form in his poem. Additionally‚ he ends his sentences before the end of his complete thoughts. These enjambments that he uses make the new lines to start without a verb or subject‚ simply becoming clauses. This is to say that Arnold doesn’t continue his thoughts in one line unlike people who attempt to end up their thoughts with others avoiding an extended talk. This is to say that people prefer to stay alone talking in a limited way‚ whereas
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window before he died‚ and Arnold caught him. Arnold had a child named Victor‚ and his age was same with Thomas. Because of the fire killed Thomas’ parents‚ he was raised by his grandmother‚ and he had a strange personality. Arnold had an addiction to alcohol‚ and he would become violence after he got drunk. When Victor was 12 years old‚ Arnold left Victor and his wife because of a fighting with his wife. Thomas and Victor had never left their hometown until they knew that Arnold died. Suzy told Victor’s
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