The story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oats embraces some ideas of existentialism theory‚ popular in the sixtieths of the past century‚ that a person’s true and best qualities reveal during dramatic situations‚ usually during their fighting for life. This story is about a teenage girl‚ whose behavior and a perception of self drastically changes within minutes because of a brutal reality breaking into her life and destroying it. Connie is a protagonist of the story.
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Hurst 1 Allison Hurst Professor Ben Mayo English Comp II 30 April 2011 Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates In 1966‚ Joyce Carol Oates published her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”. Oates was inspired to write this story after reading about a serial killer that was referred to as “The Pied Piper of Tucson”. Oates was disturbed by the number of teenagers that this killer was able to persuade to help him and keep his secrets
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Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? (WAYG‚ WHYB)” shows readers that romantic and superficial ideas can lead to tragic consequences. In the short story‚ Oates uses the plot and symbolism to demonstrate the story’s perspective on fantasy love. WAYG‚ WHYB is written in 1966 by Oates. In a time where women are beginning to explore their mind and the world. As we read this now in 2017 and the time has changed‚ many people can interpret this story many ways. What is Arnold Friend
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knowledge has been used in stories and films alike. In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates depicts Arnold Friend as the Devil; we can see this through his physical description‚ strange seduction‚ and his supernatural knowledge of Connie. The bodily features of Arnold Friend suggest he is the devil in disguise. During the whole event‚ Connie recognizes the way Arnold Friend "wobbled in his high boots" (196). She believed that he may have been a drunken stumbling
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It all happened on a warm sunny saturday morning in “Where are you going. Where have you been’’ by Joyce Carry Oates. It started with an unfamiliar car bouncing along Connie’s long drive way. When she first heard the car she rushed to the window excitedly‚ frantically fixing her hair. Making sure she looked good‚ seemed to be an insecure habit for Connie. She saw an uninvited boyish looking man who was situated in the car parked now in her driveway. There was a tension of unease about the boyish
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looking into the eyes of a person one can see their hidden emotions and attitudes and thoughts” (Schwartz). Also when the author makes a point to mention in detail items that have reflective surfaces they are inferring that there is a deeper meaning behind the reflection. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce
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Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” conveys the theme of good vs. evil through Connie and Arnold by creating a sympathetic character and using symbolism‚ creating a fine line between the protagonist and the antagonist. In this short story‚ the antagonist Arnold Friend is a seducting creep that seduces young‚ innocent girls to “go on a date with him”. While he is at the protagonist‚ Connie’s‚ house‚ he is persuading Connie by telling her all about herself‚ including his
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Joyce Carol Oates’ story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is initially about a teen (Connie) who is going through the beginning phases of teen life‚ playing into the stereotype of an image-conscious teen. She is recalcitrant with her parents‚ sneaks off to start hanging out with boys‚ et cetera. About a third of the way through the story‚ a man that she had seen earlier at the diner shows up to take her out for a drive‚ and the situation goes downhill as she asks him more and more questions
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addition to the increased use of social media apps‚ the popularity of dating apps has greatly increased in recent years. These dating apps are sometimes misleading and can lead to potentially dangerous meetings. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the protagonist‚ Connie‚ often meets up with older boys and lies to her mother about her whereabouts. Many teenagers utilize dating apps and act similarly to Connie. Teens who ‘hook up’ with acquaintances
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In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates there is bad parenting and it costs Connie at the end. Throughout the entire story there is little or no parenting‚ or sometimes there is a little parenting but it is not very good parenting. For example‚ “their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home‚ he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He didn’t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). So even
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