The Devil’s Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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Now you see me is an action film with a magical twist. The plotline involves four magicians‚ the four Horsemen‚ performing a series of heists through magic while trying to outwit the police and join the mysterious Eye. From the start of the film the aspect of magic is present even as the Four Horsemen are brought together‚ which I find effective and almost enchanting since it shows how magic can bring people together. Apart from magic‚ there
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Annalisa Marino Mr. Winters English 101 April 4‚ 2012 Can You Find Me Now? How is a Nintendo Wii console able to determine the location of a Wii Remote while a player interacts with a game? The answer is triangulation‚ a process that determines the location of an object by meaning the angles from two or more fixed points. Surveyors often use triangulation to measure distance. Starting at a known location and elevation‚ surveyors measure a length to create a base line and then use a theodolite
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Can You Hear Me Now? Essay #1 Raymon Ward July 17‚ 2014 Composition II – Gregory Mccoy “Can you hear me now?” a catch phrase used in a cell phone commercial in which a man roams around with his phone making sure he has a signal. It’s a valid question‚ even in an age where we can communicate in more ways than ever before. It seems as if everyone is more accessible‚ wifi is everywhere‚ and even those who can’t afford to support themselves can have a cell phone. Internet capable technology
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applied towards money‚ but they all generally lead to two common conclusions. These two most common conclusions are either to spend the money or to save it. The two attitudes that are most relevant to discuss are whether money should be saved or spent. There are two common sayings‚ and each supports one of the two attitudes. When referring to money‚ the first saying tells us to “save it for a rainy day.” The other saying‚ which is more lavish in its nature‚ encourages us to spend money by saying that
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find the realities of adulthood shatter these childhood dreams. The journey between childhood and adulthood is frustrating and confusing‚ and in most adolescents‚ is filled with apprehension and anxiety. For the protagonist Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen
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"You have a runner’s body’. What exactly does this mean? Do runners have certain physical characteristics that are seen throughout various runners? I want to see whether there really is a so-called runner’s body‚ yet I am faced with a challenge. What exactly defines a runner? Someone that occasionally runs around the neighbourhood? Or someone that runs repeats or trains for a marathon on a daily basis? I decided to narrow it down to my teammates on the (track and field team. I have split the top
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Between the Pool and the Gardenias The sad‚ shocking story‚ "Between the Pool and the Gardenias" by Edwidge Danicat shows how past experiences can effect the actions we take in the future. The main character‚ Marie‚ lets her experiences with loneliness‚ many miscarriages and bad relationships contribute to her decision to take a dead baby off a street corner and bring it into her life. Marie is very lonely. She has no one in her life‚ not even a family. Besides her husband‚ everyone in her family
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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 normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home with her
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