be hypersexual as a man is the norm, to do so as a women is crime. The standards for both genders have gradually changed overtime, subtly alleviating the more extreme ones while at the same time continuing the tradition of others. Beasts by Joyce Carol Oates evaluates these conditions in the American sixties under the lens of a female. Gillian, a teen of seventeen in her academic lifestyle at Catamount College, soon finds that she is attracted to her professor, Mr. Harrow, a situation that leads
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Been?” English 221 Westwood College “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is a story with connections to Bob Dylan, has themes of control and family, and has an antagonist that is believed to have been based on a serial killer. It is one of many stories of the ages that will be discussed for years to come. Joyce Carol Oates dedicated this short story to Bob Dylan. Oates admitted in an interview that after hearing Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” she
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her friends in the short story, “Where are You Going, Where Have You Been,” by Joyce Carol Oates. “And Connie paid close attention herself, bathed in a glow of slow-pulsed joy that seemed to rise mysteriously out of the music itself and lay languidly about the airless little room, breathed in and breathed out with each gentle rise and fall of her chest.” In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates, we find Connie and her friends are/seem shallow. We know this because they worship
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Analytical Paragraph In this short, daunting story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, Joyce Carol Oates utilizes Syntax and Imagery in order to emphasize Connie’s struggle to achieve dominance over Arnold Friend, which leads to her loss of innocence during turbulent times. The image of “…shaved for a day or two and his nose was long and hawk-like, sniffing as if she were a treat he was going to gobble up” (Oates, “Where are you going, where have you been”, page 4, lines 9-10). Depicts a state of fear
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1 English 103 Date: May 28th, 2008 Fiction into Film Even tough the film “Smooth Talk” & Joyce Carol Oates’s short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” are supposed to be the same story, one can only wonder if the same message is actually being presented. Through extensive research on the criticisms of both the story and the film, I have come to the realization that the overall moral & the characters of the story have been changed so much for the film version that at the end
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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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In “Where are you going, Where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates the plot is set in multiple places including Connie’s house, the mall, and the burger joint in which she meets Eddie and first encounters Arnold friend. Connie is a self centered teen who has a knack for exploring a world not meant for teenagers. While Connie continues here acting of being older than she is in order to attract older men, she accidentally attracts a stalker whom later arrives at her house to take here away. The importance
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Good Man is Hard to Find,” by Flannery O’ Conner, adumbrates disastrous occurrences throughout the duration of Bailey and his family’s seeking adventure. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, by Joyce Carol Oates, betokens the desperate and sexual actions desires towards Connie. O’ Conner and Oates sporadically introduce vague details which alter into essential content. For example, the swift interaction between Connie and Arnold Friend, or the consecutive acknowledgment of the Misfit were fundamental
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small, like making new friends. Other times these changes aremajor, like the transition between being a child, and becoming an adult. In Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” the author dramatizes the decisive moment people face when at the crossroads between the illusions and innocence of youth and the uncertain future. Joyce Carol Oates' message of life and transitions is best understood when the reader brings his or her interpretation to meet with the author's intention
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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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