Hunter Vernon English 1100 Charles Radcliffe Essay 2‚ draft 1 Devil in Disguise In Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”‚ Oates tells the story of a young girl named Connie‚ who is vain‚ self-centered‚ rude to her parents‚ and in an incredible hurry to grow up. She has two different personalities‚ “one for home‚ and one for anywhere that was not home.” Everything about her including her smile‚ her laugh‚ and her walk transforms as soon as she steps out her front
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"A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" While reading‚ "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" the readers find themselves lost in worlds of suspense‚ horror and comic relief through tone and symbolism. Although‚ the stories contain very different plots‚ they both have a sense of "good vs. evil." In "A Good Man Is Hard To Find"‚ Grandmother is a deep religious character that gives the story a depth of interest. The reader
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Joyce Carol Oates is an American writer who has published over forty novels. Most of her novels are graphic and many of them depict death. In her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Oates tells the story of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl. Like in many of her previous novels Connie dies‚ or the reader is led to believe she does. Oates was inspired by Bob Dylan’s song “ It’s All Over Now‚ Baby Blue”‚ Charles Schmid‚ and from the book of Judges chapter 19 verse 17 in the Bible.
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the major external almost most of the story. At the beginning‚ the narrator introduces Connie’s family‚ her mother‚ her father and her sister June. He describes a little bit of the relationship between Connie and his family and as I comprehend as I read the story‚ Connie has bad relationship with her family. Arnold Friend and his friend are characters that initiate the main conflict of the story. During the story‚ we can identify
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to the other. While at other times‚ a change can be as major as transitioning from childhood to adulthood. For much of the 20th century in America‚ the dynamics of communication among parents and their children was not fundamental. “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” written by Joyce Carol Oates introduces these “ills” of the 20th century to be examined in a more psychological depth. This ominous literal piece unfolds the story of protagonist Connie‚ a self-absorbed‚ disoriented‚ beautiful
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men‚ premarital sexual acts‚ and Disobedience. “Women who grow up without fathers often struggle with feelings of low self-esteem and unworthiness.” (OWN) In this instance though it was a young lady who had been affected in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚
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Ancient Greece: A Time Of Great Cities And Lives Ancient Greece was an interesting time and place with huge markets in which people could sell items of every kind. Strict laws with even stricter penalties if broken‚ a place where women were did not have as many rights as they do today‚ and along with the most outstanding army in their time. A quote that goes along with this time is; "I have killed one I have killed two -- the vampire who said he was youo." - Sylvia Platts. Likewise in the
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everything would get chaotic. The id is also known as the pleasure principle‚ and reality does not affect it. This component of our personality is fantasy oriented and irrational. Joyce Carol Oates places Arnold in her short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Arnold Friend represents the id in Connie’s personality. Everything Connie wishes about her life is exactly what Arnold represents. Arnold sets Connie free and gives her the things she has
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If you could live anywhere in the world‚ where would you live‚ and why? This is a big planet with differences from one block to the next. But if you could live anyplace‚ any country‚ where would it be? Maybe you want to live in your home country? Maybe you wouldn’t leave where you are right now. As for me‚ I would like to experience Brazil‚ maybe Argentina. The culture‚ the architecture‚ good food‚ and let us not forget the history! Did I mention the language? Oh how I love Portuguese language
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Are You Beautiful? How do you judge if someone is beautiful the first time you see him or her? The most popular answer you may find is by physical appearance. Nowadays‚ the media greatly influences women’s point of view on beauty by displaying the idea that outer beauty is the only thing of all through images of good looking women in advertisements. The media teaches girls at a young age that physical attributes are all you need to get by in life by exposing them to beauty television shows like child
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