Vee K English 102 October 17, 2014 A parent’s method of raising and teaching their children will shape how they will think and react to certain situations when entering adulthood. In “Where are you Going, Where Have you been?” Joyce Carol Oates carefully and ironically chooses the title in itself, along with other details in the story to show us how Connie’s parent’s lack of involvement and favoritism towards her sister, was a direct cause as to why she was so unprepared to handle what takes
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The 1960’s are a period of prosperity, and peace in the United States. However, looks are deceiving. In the short-story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates discusses the relationship between a young girl, Connie, and an older figure whose name is Arnold Friend. There are many conflicting themes in this story that center around Connie’s outside sources influencing her ever-changing personality, and ability to discover herself as a young woman. In Where Are You Going, Where
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Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates, is a fictional short story that completes the truth that falling to sin seems pure at first but ultimately ends in the worst way. Arnold Friend is symbolized as satan through the development of the plot, characterization, and point of view. Oates foreshadows the fall of Connie to Arnold Friend by setting most of the story on a Sunday. “One Sunday Connie got up at eleven- none of them bothered with Church” (Oates 2). When Oates uses the words “none of
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Where Is Your ID Going Where Has Your Superego Been? Connie, the main character in Carol Oates’ short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” is a self conscious teenage girl with a quirky personality. Her condescending mother constantly measures her up against her older sister June, which leads to resentment and tension between Connie and her otherwise admirable sister. On a night out with her friend, Connie has a strange encounter with a boy at a drive in restaurant which introduces
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man who will not take no for an answer. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been includes a variety of symbols; Connie, music, and Arnold’s car. There are also a few themes within this story; beauty can be a curse, and the desire for independence. Oates begins the story by giving us a glimpse of Connie admiring herself, fixing herself up with hairspray, and being fulfilled of daydreams. Connie’s mother criticizes and scolds her for the way she looks and the cockiness she withholds. Connie is always
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“You Leave Them” by Mona Simpson is about a young girl’s trip to California with her mother. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, her mother embarrasses her by having them clean up in a bathroom and hand wash their car before proceeding to a luxury hotel. She questions the affordability of the hotel, but her concerns are briefly dismissed by her mother who sees it as her sole concern. However, the mother later becomes aggravated when her daughter orders an expensive meal. Looking back on the trip, the daughter
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Mark Twain, The Five Boons of Life 1902 1. Describe your initial thoughts and/or feelings about the work. Although the ending was not a “happy” one, I think this short story highlights the preciousness of life because death is absolute. The gifts also seemed to be aligned with the common view of maturing, and what is desired at specific stages. (Twain, 1902) 2. Describe in detail at least one aspect of the work that most interests you. Each new gift was a reaction to the one before it, everything
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Artificial Actions generated by Pity and Pride. Putting on a front for so long can cause an individual to become unrealistic. In the short story "A Rose for Emily", written by william Faulkner, that characteristic can be seen in Miss Emily Grierson. She is well-known in her home town; as a result, the entire town attended her funeral. Throughout her life, she gains more pity from her neighbors than respect. Her life has had many circumstances of sorrow, but her arrogance attitude in situations
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“A Rose for Emily" was the first of Faulkner’s stories to be published in a national magazine. This story was also the first story in which Faulkner wrote about his immediate surroundings. Faulkner, who grew up in the city of Oxford, Mississippi, renamed his home in Jefferson and placed almost all of his novels and short stories here with his neighbors, in modified form, as protagonists. "A Rose for Emily" comes from his most prolific creative period and belongs with his appearance in 1930 in the
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T.C. Boyle’s “Greasy Lake” and J.C. Oates Where Are you Going, Where Have you Been?” both are stories about young people who want attention. They want to be cool and bad because other people are. Both stories have some similarities and differences between them. In “Greasy Lake” and Where Are You Going, the main characters are young people, the characters enjoy hanging out with friends and at the end of the stories everyone faces death; their mortality makes them change their mind about doing things
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