In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Oates‚ the audience explores the story of Connie‚ a normal teenage girl‚ who meets Arnold Friend‚ a seemingly harmless character at first‚ but we later come to find out that he has been stalking her and Arnold
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Finding Her Identity: An Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is searching for her independence from her mother. The exposition is in the month of July at their home‚ where Connie is being scolded by her mother about her being obsessed with her looks. Her mother says‚ “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty? (171) Her mother wants her to be more
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divided into four topics: ‘The Self and the Inner World’‚ where the young poets write about topics such as growing up‚ their bodies‚ food‚ and reflect about people and events that define them; ‘Where We Live’‚ where students express their thoughts about sounds‚ nature‚ and the community they live in; ‘Anybody’s Family’‚ presents poems about ethnicity‚ the children’s family members and their feelings toward them; and ‘The Wide Imagination’‚ where the poets express themselves about anything
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creaky barn where we kept our horses. The sun was shining on the windows of the barn‚ reflecting our large yard and garden. We pulled up and Cherry‚ my red roan Quarter Horse mare‚ raised her head up out of the long grass. Still chomping on the grass she had in her mouth‚ she nickered and came cantering up to the barn. JoBey and Billy‚ my sister’s and my mom’s horses‚ were in their own pasture and came running in behind Cherry. “Where do you want to ride today?” my mom asked‚ as we got out of
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Michael Eric Dyson adequately defines the politics of respectability in his article‚ “Where Do We Go After Ferguson?” as “…the belief that good behavior and stern chiding will cure black ills and uplift black people and convince white people that we’re human and worthy of respect.” With his definition follows a plethora of reasons as to why such a concept should not be depended on to address the issues Black Americans face in this country today. I stand against politics of respectability for several
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white corridors‚ fluorescent light and weird drug smell. Is this the place that a person wants to die? She says that “Where we die is the key part of how we want to die.” She also shows with an example that how people change their mode when they hear about death and additionally she believes that we can change that attitude. It is not questionable that the qualities of the place we live in‚ work
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stories “Where are you Going‚ 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
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WHERE SHOULD WE LIVE? Where should we live? It is difficult to respond to this question. Some people prefer to live in a big modern city like San Francisco or New York City with many advantages‚ such as high education‚ good healthcare‚ entertainments facilities. While others choose to live in a countryside like Mendocino or Humboldt county where it is peaceful and relaxing. From my point of view‚ I would like to live in a big city‚ as there would be more opportunities for a growing-man like
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Where Are You Going ‚Where Have You Been is a story written by Joyce Carol. The story talks about this fifthteen year old girl named Connie. Connie is the young child in her family. Her mother and her does not have a great relationship‚ because she is always being compared to her old sister June. Connie goes out with her friends to the mall. They walk pass this gold cadillac where this man named Arnold Friend says that he is going to get her. On Sunday her family went to BBQ and Connie decided to
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Miller 1 Timothy B. Miller Prof. Nicholas Young LITR-221 June 23‚ 2013 Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going: A. Friend’s View. His name was Arnold Friend. He was getting older but still liked the young ladies around town. Arnold came from a broken home. His father had been in prison since right after his birth for some reason or another and his mother did her best to raise him courting a string of good-for-nothing losers who were in and out of her life faster than crap through a goose
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