Analysis for “Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates’ short story is a complete fiction in the sense that it utilizes all its elements without deemphasizing one for the other. Oates uses point of view‚ setting‚ conflict‚ character‚ and symbol equally well to convey her theme. Oates applies these elements of fiction to give readers a better understanding of the American teenager and to show how a girl is psychologically manipulated by predators. It is evident from the first line
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explain why there have always been cases of theft. Since some greedy people are always not satisfied with what they have‚ they are thinking of an easier way to get more wealth‚ which is theft. A research in China has shown that more than 90% of theft cases are due to criminals’ desire of pelf. These people cannot control their own desire of possessing more and more wealth‚ hence stealing from others‚ which causes the loss of others and bad social ethos. Another aspect is that greed can cause the corruption
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I believe that most people learn from their mistakes.I am aware of several mistakes that I have leraned from‚and I have watched my family and friends learn and grow from their mistakes.In fact‚I believe that most of the progress we have made in science and technology is the result of people learning from mistakes.When I was 18 years old‚i rushed into a marriage with a man whom I did not know well enough.We thought we loved each other ‚but it turned out that we were not well-matched at all‚and eventually
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Connie’s Paradigm In 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
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your wanting to be liked at work‚ there’s many possible ways to do so using to big strategies affinity seeking and politeness strategies. For me if I want to be liked at work things that I would do is being caring and respectful to others. Another thing that I think is key if you wanting to be liked is being dependable. Being dependable‚ people know they can rely on you to be there for them such as to cover a shift when they need it‚ or you are there to talk to give them support. Lastly doing your job
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“What Do You Care What Other People Think?” Further Adventures of a Curious Character‚ written and narrated by famous physicist Richard P. Feynman; the book consists of two parts: firstly about his life through sequences of humorous stories and several early influences he encountered; mainly his first wife Arlene. Through very emotional stories on how he and Arlene dealt with her heart breaking battle with tuberculosis. All these events led to his personal battle with cancer‚ ending with his death
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experiences changes in their life. Some of these changes are small such as the passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the
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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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should have a lot of confidence in their self and no one should ever tell them otherwise. Many young girls are growing up faster than they should. But it all starts with the parents for teaching children from youth to adulthood. In the story by Joyce Oates’s‚ “Where are you going‚ where have you been”‚ illustrates a traumatic experience for a very young girl. The common perception is that many people are innocent and sincere until their true colors are revealed. Connie is a young child that is
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behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through the 70’s. The sexual drive increased majorly and the amount of women that had sex before marriage also sky rocketed. In Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ Connie wants sexual attention from men‚ and that hurts her self-confidence and puts a real strain on her self-esteem. The theme of this story is that younger women going through their sexual maturation have a hard time dealing with the changes of
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