Debrionna Mulhall Jennifer Schaller English 1102 Sec. 53 10 October 2014 Peeling Back The Label “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. This popular short story made its debut in 1966. Dependent upon the interpreter‚ this short story may seem to be based upon many different themes‚ although my goal is to focus on analyzing the author’s use of stylistic devices such as a recognizable setting‚ and symbolism that Oates has effectively implemented in
Premium Joyce Carol Oates Short story Fiction
YOU HAVE TO FIX THE MIND BEFORE YOU CAN BESTOW THE BLESSING!!! BECAUSE UNTIL YOU GET YOUR MIND RIGHT‚ EVERYTHING THAT YOU’VE INVESTED IN IS GOING TO LEAK OUT OF THE CREVICES OF A MIND THAT REFUSES TO CHANGE!!! LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND ASK THEM‚ "DO YOU HAVE A MIND TO CHANGE?" WAIT FOR AN ANSWER...... IF THEY SAID NO‚ DRAG THEM TO THE CHURCH!!! TELL THEM THEY’VE GOT TILL THE END OF THIS YEAR TO GET THAT FIXED... THEY’VE GOT TILL DECEMBER 31 TO DUMP OUT ALL JEALOUSY‚ ALL PETTINESS‚ ALL
Premium God
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 always
Premium Joyce Carol Oates Family Short story
emptiness and loneliness rose as I walked into my class when I was eight years old. On March 28th‚ 2008‚ my family and I moved to America from Japan. Despite having an English-speaking father‚ I was still unfamiliar with the language. I could not read‚ write‚ or speak fluently. At the time‚ I thought moving was the worst decision my parents had made. I had to learn a new language while being in the same grade as my age. I had no friends and I was lost. As I grew older‚ I started to appreciate this life-changing
Premium
The short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a tale about a teenage girl making the journey from her known world into something she has never experienced before. The main character lives the normal teenage life listening to the latest music and going out with her friends to the mall. “They must have been familiar sights‚ walking around the shopping plaza in their shorts and flat ballerina slippers that always scuffed the sidewalk” (753). One night with her
Premium Joyce Carol Oates Short story Fiction
MERGEFORMAT �1� Sacred places represent the essential spirit of human kind‚ and at some point in time‚ was part of a significant event‚ ceremony‚ or spiritual worship. People venture to sacred places to satisfy the human spirit ’s desire for communion with themselves and their collective humanity. Sacred sites are the most loved and visited places on planet earth. When one arrives at a spiritual destination they find themselves closer to their individual realities. These places have the power to awaken
Premium Greek mythology Zeus
be times | | |that you have to say “no” cause if you dont learn that your allowed to | | |then there is a possibility you could get in trouble or something stupid | | |just happen to you. | |
Premium
Do you think that highly influential people gain power? In other words‚ are influence and power related? Yes‚ we think influence and power are related. Identification occurs when people accept the direction or influence of others because they identify with the power holders and seek to maintain relationships with them—not because they value or even agree with what they have been asked to do. French and Raven’s concept of referent power is based on the same sort of personal attractiveness as is
Premium Political philosophy Sexual harassment Harassment
Assignment 1 Analyse and evaluate an event you have attended 2. Introduction The sea sessions is a three day festival located in Bundoran Co. Donegal in the beautiful north west of Ireland that has been described as being one of the best surf‚ skate and music festivals in Europe. Now in it’s second year (2009) and continuing into it’s third in 2010 offers a weekend of over forty live music acts‚ surfing‚ skating‚ arts‚ food and bars along with the natural charm of Bundoran town
Premium Festival Music festival Surfing
Have you ever felt nice? In the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ Mrs.Jones is nice. One reason she is nice is Mrs.Jones is forgiving. Another reason Mrs. Jones is nice is she is trusting and the last reason Mrs. Jones is nice is she is caring. In particular Mrs. Jones is nice because she is forgiving. The reason she is forgiving is she brought Roger into her home and washed him up. She also fed him lima beans and ham after Roger took her pocketbook. I think that Mrs. Jones wants Roger
Premium