Where Have You Been?” by Oates and “Castle Nowhere” by Woolson offer a strong basis for comparison and contrast in terms of canonical and non-canonical texts through characterization‚ genre/tone‚ setting‚ themes‚ and symbolism. While many of the obvious differences reside in concrete categories like setting‚ genre/tone‚ and characterization‚ there are alluring similarities in theme and symbolism that can allow the reader to conclude the canonization of “Where are you Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is
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are you going‚ Where have you been?" is one that has had many interpretations over there years‚ by many literary critics and readers alike‚ generating a vast list of themes and meanings to the story. Some have declared the story to be a "feminist allegory‚" while others argue that one of the main characters‚ Arnold‚ is a "savior" or "messiah figure‚" as popular figures during the 1960’s were to young girls like Connie‚ the main character. Though many interpretations have been made‚ and all of them
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Don’t get me started on … It’s only fair to talk about something that you can relate to. I’m sure by the end of my presentation you would be saying “Don’t get me started on”. Controlled Assessments! Tell me about it. It practically gets on my nerves ALL the time. Ironically‚ I’m doing one right now. This proves how this is such a pressing issue for us at this time. It clearly gives us unnecessary stress and anxiousness until the daunting marking process is done.
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In Saving Normal‚ Frances‚ who is the former chairman of the task force that organized the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ warns readers that the DSM-5‚ offers an irresponsible set of proposals that will turn everyday stressors into mental illnesses. Outlining faddish syndromes of the past‚ Frances argues that whenever we freely label a set of human behaviors as a "disease‚" we lost a bit of our diversity and adjustability. Frances acknowledges that we all
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English 101A Due: Tuesday‚ September 23rd The Influence of Art I was fortunate enough to spend the first 11 years of my life in Grand Rapids‚ Michigan: home of streetcars‚ freezing winters‚ and humid summers. My family and I lived in a standard sized cobblestone house surrounded by thick bristled green fir trees that stood so tall‚ and wide that my father was able to build my younger sister‚ Erinn and I a pint-sized tree house that was pink with lime green shutters that he managed to somehow wedge
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Commentary on "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" 10/17/06 Joyce Carol Oates has achieved many things through her writing‚ and is recognized worldly for her short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" This story is centered on a young teenage girl as many of her stories are. Oates as a writer is fascinated with adolescence of young females. She chooses to write about the trials and tribulations of growing up in modern society. She pries on the dark aspects of youth often
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ is on the brink of adulthood and is experimenting with the sexual freedom that comes with it. On the weekends‚ Connie and her friend go to the mall or the diner and pursue older boys with which they will slip into dark alleys or cars. One night‚ when leaving the diner to go hang out with a boy‚ a man in a gold convertible catches Connie’s eye and says to her‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Later in the story‚ Connie is tanning outside
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Don’t get me started on... Public transport. Don’t get me started on buses‚ taxies‚ trains or planes. Please don’t assume that I am some conceited‚ arrogant person who would never use public transport simply due to the ‘public’ aspect of it. I fully appreciate that public transport is specifically for us and is there so we are able to meet are individual needs‚ as well as to make our life’s easier‚ but sometimes public transport is not the best source of travel; believe me! Every citizen in
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A Normal Theft of Innocence Growing up every person in the world loses the purity they were once born with and the moment when one realizes that not everything in the world is the way it was thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily
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“It could have been prevented.” Often heard‚ the statement refers to situations for which some believe action should have been taken by specific people/a specific person to keep something (usually negative) from occurring; those people/that person is responsible in a way. The majority of the time‚ this statement is utilized in situations which are tragedies and/or violations of the law‚ law enforcement‚ lawmakers‚ etc. being those responsible. The minority of the time‚ The animals of Animal Farm
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