In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With
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Where the Mind is Without Fear Where the Mind is ... 10 WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR Notes This poem was written when the British ruled our country. We were slaves to a foreign power. Rabindranath Tagore‚ the great Indian nationalist and visionary wanted India to awaken to a bright dawn of freedom – freedom from slavery and our own mental chains. Read the poem aloud once. Then read it silently. It would be a good idea to memorize the poem. Where the mind is without fear and the head
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1970’s to 2000’s – Has Life Changed in the United States? It is important to learn from our history and draw the right conclusions from our past. As George Steiner once said‚ “Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and archive mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity‚ of regress or new achievement‚ against that past.” (Web) However‚ while each historical era may mirror itself on the past‚ we can’t assume that what we are facing
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should always remember where we come from as a part of our history. Remembering where you come from identifies the meaning of who you really are. “Remember the sky you were born under‚ know each of the star’s stories” (Harjo 802 L1). The first line is this poem symbolizes the whole poem’s meaning to remember where you were born and the stars are each problem that may have occurred in your life. It is important to know where we come from because the world was living before we was born and will continue
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The Parent-Child relationship in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates and in In the Gloaming‚ written by Alice Elliott Dark are two different demonstrations of relationships that parents and children have with one another. In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been the Parent-Child Relationship was strained and distant in In the Gloaming‚ the Parent-Child Relationship was close and open. In Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going? Connie and her mother were
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Analysis of Where the Mind is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore Here‚ we attempt a crucial analysis of Where the Mind is without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore. Where the Mind is without Fear consists of eleven lines and somewhat resembles the style of a sonnet. In a sonnet‚ the first eight lines usually present an idea‚ are argumentative‚ put a proposal or a problem. If we look at the first eight lines of Where the Mind is without Fear‚ we find that the lines are a form of a prayer
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Where Are You Going‚ Connie? For the most part of Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?”‚ Connie has been portrayed as a rebel of an adolescent. She hates staying home; she belittles her sister‚ criticizes her mother and is obsessed with the idea of romance and sex. Her attractive appearance as a physical advantage lends haughtiness to her rebellion. With a sister that is plain and a mother who has had her time of beauty‚ Connie thinks the world is hers for the taking.
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possible to have a second chance at love? Gayle Forman’s young-adult fiction book‚ Where She Went‚ brings you on a rollercoaster of emotions. It has been three years since Mia walked out of Adam’s life since her accident. Fate has brought them together again in New York when they find each other coincidentally. Will the love they had for each other go away forever‚ or bring them back together for a second chance? Where She Went perfectly displays to the reader love‚ grief‚ hope‚ anger‚ and reconciliation
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When I read Joy Kogawa’s poem‚ “Where There’s a Wall‚” for the first time‚ my initial impression was that the title was a metaphor for breaking free‚ where the wall represents conformity that can be overcome in several various ways; the phrase “Where there’s a wall there’s a way through a gate or door. There’s even a ladder‚” indicate the various methods a person can conquer a wall. The message of the poem illustrates that people have many options to live their lives; some may opt to be loud and
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Where Is Gatsby? By: Austin Book 5/6/13 1st Hour Last week‚ I attended one of Jay Gatsby’s lavish parties. It was almost exactly like I imagined it. The raucous women‚ the greedy guests‚ the whiskey‚ the fashion – it was quite the experience. I never received an invitation‚ but no one truly appeared to have one either. However‚ the biggest mystery of the party was the fact that Jay Gatsby was never seen. After all‚ one of the core reasons I had decided to attend the party was to meet
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