I have been truly fascinated by many cultures in my life. The one that truly calls out to me again‚ again is the southern culture‚ in Georgia to be specific. I feel as if I would be able to meld into their way of life easily. They seem to be more relaxed and happy on a daily basis. I’ve often thought that they live life more simply. I would be okay with simplifying my life to mimic there way of life. I would always prefer less of the drama and more of the sitting in the breeze with a tall glass of
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Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in the 1960’s‚ she was
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Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate when necessary. Her desire for
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The film Her‚ directed by Spike Jonze‚ portrays the ideal of true love and happy endings differently than other romance films. Normally in a romance film‚ “true love” and “happily ever after” are shown at the end of the movie. In contrast‚ the film Her‚ did not conclude with true love and a happy ending. This film broke the boundaries of how these two ideas end up affecting our daily life‚ due to the influence of the culture around us. The main character‚ Theodore‚ goes through periods of transition
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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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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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Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the liminal enters the story and
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HER FIRST BALL KATHERINE MANSFIELD EXACTLY when the ball began Leila would have found it hard to say. Perhaps her first real partner was the cab. It did not matter that she shared the cab with the Sheridan girls and their brother. She sat back in her own little corner of it‚ and the bolster on which her hand rested felt like the sleeve of an unknown young man’s dress suit; and away they bowled‚ past waltzing lamp-posts and houses and fences and trees. "Have you really never been to
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The short story “What I Have Been Doing Lately” by Jamaica Kincaid‚ is told from within the dream of a young girl. She encounters many conflicts throughout her dream stemming from personal problems. The story is written in a circular structure that continues without resolution since her troubles are never resolved. The story makes use of small‚ choppy sentences which help the reader follow the quick‚ fast-paced actions happening during the dream. The non-traditional circular structure helps show
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much change has there been in rights for women? The social media leads the stereotypical thoughts that society has about women. During the early 1900’s‚ women weren’t allowed to leave their houses and were domestic servants for their husbands. They couldn’t vote at all. If they were divorced‚ they would have been treated as an outcast and have no employment and would not be able to drive. The Suffragists and Suffragettes used contrasting methods to try and get women the vote. The Suffragists
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