In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to
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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 makes them different
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Where are you Going‚ Where have you been? Is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. The story involves a 15 year old girl named Connie that is rebelling against her mother’s whishes. Connie often rides with her friends to a shopping plaza to hang out and meet other people. One evening while she is out with her friends she leaves with a boy named Eddie. On the way to Eddie’s car she sees a stranger in a convertible that tells her “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Then one Sunday after missing church Connie’s
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I would like to Attend Capella University’s Masters Program in School Counseling. I have always known that I wanted to work with children ever since I can remember. Working with children is something that I have always enjoyed doing even if it was tutoring‚ or just being around them. The reason I want to receive my Master’s Degree in School Counseling is to become a Guidance Counselor. Being a guidance counselor you can make a difference in a child’s life‚ whether it’s talking to them about their
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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 manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is brought to the reader’s creative thoughts
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Research Project EFFECT OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ON BRAND PROMOTON TEACHER : SIR KAMRAN JAVAID GROUP MEMBER NAMES SYED QASIM KAZMI PYAR ALI MOBEEN SAAD MANSOOR Introduction: The topic describes about the effect of outdoor advertising on Brand Promotion and how outdoor advertising is promoting and affecting the brands in the financial hub of Pakistan i.e. Karachi. Anywhere you go they follow you‚ no they are not any telecommunication networks but advertisements. Nowadays
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Be Careful What You Wish For Anything that is too much is harmful. The main character in "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" Connie‚ faces the end conclusion of her shallow ways when she is approached by evil in human form. She had an excess of self-confidence. This self-confidence leads to a false sense of security and bad reputation. Connie also had a large amount of bad choices. She would do her best to impress boys with her looks; eventually she impressed the wrong guy. This
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We have heard about Birthdays‚ Open-House Day‚ Mother’s Day‚ Valentine’s Day‚ Father’s Day and so on‚ but how many of us have heard about ’Earth Day’? What is Earth Day? The first ’Earth Day’ was celebrated on 22 April 1970 in America. The Americans called on all the people on earth to take care of the earth. They wanted the people to use the forests‚ rivers‚ mountains and earth carefully so that the earth will remain useful to our children‚ grandchildren‚ great grandchildren and the many generations
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The decline of the societal and cultural values during 1960s can be seen through Joyce Carol Oates’‚ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” The story‚ which narrates the fatal destiny of fifteen year old Connie‚ shows the rise of a pop-culture/music guided society‚ it also shows the rise of the sexual revolution and the disregard for women‚ and the negligence of parents at the time. In the story the devil is represented by ARNOLD FRIEND‚ who at the end of the story seduces Connie into her own
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11/13/13 Print: Agencies and Commissions Agencies and Commissions Underneath his cornfield‚ John Waters finds the remains of an ancient Native American settlement. Which independent agency would be interested in making arrangements for the protection of this site? A. National Endowment for the Arts B. National Endowment for the Humanities C. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation D. National Archives and Records Administration Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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