named Emma who is a very beautiful lady of leisure‚ she has stepped down from an active social life after giving birth to Dorian in order to spend more time with her daughter Maria. Her husband Jack is a notorious cheater and he is not faithful to Emma. The setting of the story occurs in three places the York Residence‚ an unknown mall and at the old train station where the death of Emma took place. In the first setting of the story which takes place at the York Residence shows the two friends Maria
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Loving‚ Superficial‚ Intimate Teens "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates catapults its reader into a seductive‚ fifteen-year-old mindset‚ embodied by the main character‚ the rebellious Connie. Connie‚ much like Sammy‚ the main character from "A & P" by John Updike‚ is on the prowl for companionship and sex. Their unsuccessful search for intimacy‚ appreciation for family life‚ and superficial attitudes are what bring them together as similar characters but also what
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Throughout history there have been a certain that effect not only the certain people or region‚ but the rest of the world. Those two events were French Revolution and Enlightenment. French Revolution ‚ this calls for freedom and equality for the French people later effected not only France or Europe‚ but the rest of the world. The Enlightenment‚ changing live between people and their government. The Enlightenment thinkers‚ Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Hobbes believed
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Response The short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates was very interesting and appealing. It captures the reader’s attention from the beginning until the end. The main character‚ Connie‚ faces many challenges‚ one of which was temptation. In the story Connie meets a boy named Arnold Friend who tries to persuade her to go for a ride in his car. During this time she is faced with the conflict of temptation‚ whether or not
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OLD STORY TIME This book tells about a mother who was enslaved by her past. She grew up in a society‚ which she was taught‚ "any thing that was black wasn’t good" and also that black signifies failure and hard ship‚ while white signifies prosperity and advancement. This belief was passed down as a result of slavery and has followed her through out her life. The story tells of a single mother by the name of Miss Aggy also called mama‚ who lived alone with her son Len and beside her lived her
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Fantasy versus Reality in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates has a constant theme of reality and fantasy running parallel for 15 year old Connie. This short story begins with a description of Connie’s vain personality. The narrator describes her as pretty and self-centered (Oates 421). To emphasize her selfishness‚ Connie is contrasted with her sister‚ June‚ who is chubby‚ plain‚ and well-behaved. Connie’s mother always praises
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1. “Where are You Going? Where Have You Been?”: What is an allusion? Read the story with an eye to allusions of “Little Red Riding Hood”. What is an archetype? What archetype does the description of Arnold Friend suggest? What does Arnold’s car represent? What archetype do Connie and her description suggest? What archetype does the conflict between Connie and Arnold suggest? Can this story be considered as a cautionary tale? An allusion is something that relates a subject or idea and
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11/05/2011 How to Fry Fish Frying fish is one of the most delicious ways to cook any kind fish. Today‚ I will introduce one skillful way how to fry fish. We have three major steps to complete frying tasty fried fish. Fish step is to wash it‚ then prepare the mixture‚ and finally step is to fry the fish. Let’s do the first job. Before frying the fish. It is ncessary to wash it very cleanly. Nobody want to eat a unwashed fried fish. As a common sense‚ the scales have to been removed. Inadition
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Gonzalez Prof. Warshauer English 102 Fall 2010 The Church for Teenagers: Explication Essay “The restaurant was shaped like a big bottle‚ though squatter than a real bottle‚ and on its cap was a revolving figure of a grinning boy who held a hamburger aloft. One night in mid-summer they ran across‚ breathless with daring‚ and right away someone leaned out a car window and invited them over‚ but it was just a boy from high school they didn’t like. It made them feel good to be able to ignore him
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advance our mentality. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been." Connie‚ a young teen is faced with a life changing experience‚ forcing her to transform from a young teen to a young adult. In John Updike’s "A & P" Sammy chooses to put himself in a tight situation only to loose his job‚ trying to be heroic to three young girls and failed‚ as a result of his child-like decision. "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" is an exceptional example of a coming-of-age story
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