Essays on where are you going

The short story written by Joyce Carol Oates is a literary discourse that focused on the main character, Connie, a fifteen year old girl who apparently exuded physical characteristics that differed from those exhibited by members of her family.... Literary Analysis: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” The short story entitled “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates is a literary discourse that focused on the main character, Connie, a fifteen year old girl...

The story creates quite an ambiguous impression, and this is not surprising given that the author leaves the story open even at its end – it is unclear whether Arnold Friend is a dream or just a human. The answer depends on a reader's viewpoint and imagination. In other... Some of them may think that Arnold is a human, while others would insist that he is a supernatural being. There is no single answer. Therefore, Arnold is both a dream and reality, simultaneously. Many people tend to believe that...

This essay discusses, that in the world of literary criticism, 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been' is a well-known short story by Joyce Carol Oates that has been analyzed from various perspectives. One of these perspectives is Marxist Literary Criticism, which looks at literature through the lens of social and economic systems.... "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates in 1966. It tells the story of a teenage girl named Connie who is faced...

The paper "The Fairytale Elements of Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" states that the sense of foreboding and dark tone throughout is reminiscent of the tales. The presence of a villain and suggested supernatural elements further enhance the story's fairytale allusions.... Though modern ideas of fairytales and fairytale connotations are primarily based upon a narrative of one-dimensional characters, good versus evil plots and happy endings, this is in fact quite different...

This book report "The Inevitable Doom and Its Symbolism in'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" describes the plot of this short story and main features of the Symbolism of Doom and it's an inevitability.... She became interested in writing after receiving Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as a present from her grandmother. In her teens, Oates was engrossed in works by authors like Faulkner, Hemingway, and Thoreau, which inspired her to write. The Inevitable Doom and its Symbolism in“Where Are...

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? In the plot, the story reveals Connie, a pretty girl who is just like any other ordinary girl. However, the author introduces her conflict, as she does not get along with her mom; she gets quickly pissed off by her sister and likes listening to music and watching movies. ... Oates Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? is a story that narrates of psychological effects of feeling rejected involving the character Connie. The story is a narration of the...

The goal of the essay "Religious and Mythical Symbolism of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" is to critically discuss a cautionary tale written by Joyce Carol Oates. Specific attention in this essay is paid to the analysis of the main character, Connie. ... The story reflects that anything that is in excess is always harmful. The main character in the story is Connie. She is portrayed as having surplus self-confidence. This confidence led to a deceiving sense of security and a poor...

This paper is a literature review of the short story "Where Are You Going, where have you been?". An interest of the contemporaries to the story can be explained by the author's positioning of Arnold Friend as an imaginative figure representing a lover, a nightmare, a devil, a dream or other images. ... In the essay the researcher would focus on the story's demonic characteristics that signify that Arnold Friend is the Devil. Nevertheless, it would be relevant to note that interpretation of the Devil...

The paper "Conflicts Between Mother and Child in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" focuses on the critical, and thorough analysis of the conflict between mother and child as portrayed in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Oats.... The book Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates is a perfect illustration of the conflict between a mother and an adolescent girl who is trying to explore life and the need for independence. Connie is a fifteen-year-old teenage...

At the age of fifteen her rebellious nature, especially against traditional sexual beliefs is appreciable and understandable. That's her style to enjoy life and exercise freedom of disposition with the boys of her age. Elaborating this... oung personality Joyce Carol Oates writes, “Her laugh which was cynical and drawing at home….Ha, ha, very funny…but high-pitched and nervous anywhere else, like the jingling of the charms on your bracelet.”(27) In the story mention is made about the adolescent storm...

The paper "Where Are You Going Where Have You Been - Joyce Carol Oates" highlights that the events and popular culture made many teenagers in the 1960s to be disobedient. Joyce was inspired to write her story by her background and other stories such as 'The Piped of Tucson'.... The girl is obsessed with her looks and popular culture which landed her into problems (Oates 17). She makes fun of older people and constantly argues with her mother because she wanted freedom. In the story, Connie represents...

In this research paper, the archetypal patterns, Arnold Friend character traits from "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" short story, the idea of male dominance, an analytical persuasion between the story and the film smooth talk and the influence of Bob Dylan are explored. ... Arnold Friend refers to Connie as a blue-eyed baby a phrase that is borrowed from the lyric, 'And it is all over now, Baby Blue." Oates says Bob Dylan's song inspired her. Other lyrics include something calls for...

The short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates is replete with literary elements that could be evaluated in greater depth and detail. ... The short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates is replete with literary elements that could be evaluated in greater depth and detail. One would hereby present a more intensive analysis of the characters in the story, as well as an assessment of their exhibited behavior. June 5, Where Are You Going,...

The story is based on a true story of a serial killer (Charles Schmid) who had charmed his victims before killing them. The serial killer's story was most notable not because of the murder that he committed but because he was helped by teenagers who can be considered ‘normal or ordinary'.... ‘Where Are You Going Where Have you been?' is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates that was first published in 1966. The setting of the story is the 1960's American society which was a time when many social conventions...

The paper "Where Are You Going Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates" states that Oates managed to show not only an everlasting challenge of male-female intimate relations bounds establishment but also correlate it with social issues of the 60s and religious background.... Arnold Friend is a fleshly sin that is desired by Connie. This collective image of male sexuality and handsomeness, of a devilish seduction and uncontrollable fantasies, is usually refereed by critics as 'a disparagement of...

In the paper 'Where Are You Going, Where Are You from by Joyce Carol Oates' the author analyzes a disturbing story that involves an unknown stranger who apparently has supernatural powers. What he thought was most interesting about the story was the way in which Connie reacted to Arnold Friend.... The author states that Connie seems to have a strained relationship with her mother since she is always being told that she's full of herself and that she should be more like her sister. But at the same...

The short story is a genre that you don't often see discussed in the mainstream literature. In fact, few really good short story writers exist, if at all. We seldom see the talent of the calibre of Stephen Crane, Somerset Maugham, O'Henry, Edgar Allan Poe and Raymond Carver. ... Despite scientific claims and evidence from the animal world that it is in fact the female who eventually decides which male she wants to spend her life with, the courtship is almost always started by the male. of the of...

The paper " A Rose for Emily by Faulkner and Where Are You Going by Oates" provides a comparison and contrast of the elements in both short stories with the aid of journal articles. Both stories portray the idea of the power of celebrity having a powerful and destructive effect on the public consciousness.... It must be said however that while A Rose for Emily is mostly concerned with the concept of time and change even in the realm of storytelling and narrative. Oates tale is far more concerned...

This essay "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates" discusses the story written in the year 1966. It revolves around a girl, Connie, who is very self-centered, though being only 15, she goes out with friends claiming to be going to the mall.... One evening she grabs the attention of a man who threatens to be watching over her. She takes this lightly and is astonished when one Sunday the man, Arnold, stands on her porch with his friend Ellie when her family is out on a barbeque....

This research aims to evaluate and analyze the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” written by Joyce Carol Oates. The title of the story is questionable and leaves many readers with open question as whether Connie left with the two strangers.... Center of discussion in this paper is the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” by Joyce Carol Oates. The major character in this story is Connie. She is a teenage girl that Oates describes as having two sides of her life. Oates says...

It is a short story frequently anthologized. According to Carol Oates, the book's writer, her inspiration came from three murders committed in Tucson and Arizona carried out by Charles Schmid as well... Carol Oates mirrored many aspects of Bob Dylan in the story since she dedicated the book to him (Werlock, 26). She describes Dylan as someone with wild hair, short statures an aspect Main Character Analysis The book's topic words are from the Blue Café, a song done by Chris Rea. It is a short story...

This paper "Two Kinds by Amy Tan and Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates" focuses on the fact that the stories mentioned in the title are always fascinating. Both stories will appeal to any reader and the author is not an exception either.... The stories are fascinating because they set their readers into a world of wonderful dreams showcasing many possibilities for the impossible. 'Two Kinds' by Amy Tan seemed fascinating for a wonderful story that envisages the 'American...

This paper "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates and the Things They Carried Tim O'Brien" focuses on the theme which revolves around the difference between the appearance and reality and between the amicable love and sexual violence. ... The main idea of the story defines the line that exists between fantasy and reality. Fantasies are stunning, beautiful and pure while realities are harsh, cruel and brutal. It is portrayed through two main characters Connie and Arnold Friend....

The paper "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Oates and The Things They Carried by O'Brien" highlights that Oates and O'Brien very clearly illustrate the way in which we live in a world divided between reality and fantasy through the lives of Connie and Lieutenant Cross.... Connie's escape to her fantasy world away from reality and womanhood was a subconscious attempt on her part to deal with the traumas of life. She played with the ideas of sex and enjoyed being noticed and liked by boys;...

The reporter states that conflict in the two short stories that will be discussed is individual versus the individual. Moreover, this conflict of individual versus individual in the two texts will be analyzed in the context of symbolisms, tone and irony.... The first expression of symbolism that readers notice in 'Good Country People' is in the naming of the characters. Character names have clear symbolic connotations. These characters Mrs. Freeman which is symbolism for free man. Mrs. Freeman works...

In the paper 'A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor and Where Are You Going, where have you been? by Joyce Carol Oates' the author contrasts and compares two stories. Both protagonists in these stories try to negotiate with their assailants, finally giving in to their fate. ... The author describes that the grandmother and her family in O'Connor's novel had an accident on a rural road. The car they flagged down was a convicted killer called The Misfit and his two cohorts. When the grandmother...

Where Are You Going, where have you been?... Joyce carol Oates describes the psychological and social turmoil of adolescents that aroused during the 1960s in ‘Where Are You Going, where have you been?... n the final assessment, it is evident that Joyce carol Oates's story, ‘Where Are You Going, where have you been?... Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates.... Where Are You Going, where have you been?...

Then, when it comes to the tone of the works, there are some differences with 'Good Country People' exhibiting a satirical and tragic tone while 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been' reflecting a sympathetic, innocent, and tragic tone.... This aspect of individualism-based conflict is visible in the short stories “Good Country People” by Flannery O'Connor and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates.... On the same lines, in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, female protagonist Connie's interactions with a dubious man named Arnold Friend takes a dangerous turn because of their different individualistic motivations....

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Although Connie seems to fight against her mother and her family, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been is one of the greatest story I have read.... “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.... He mother asks her, “Why dont you keep your room clean like your sister?... you dont see your sister using that junk (Oates 1).... He mother asks her, “Why dont you keep your room clean like your sister?...

The following essay example represents a contextual analysis of the short story titled “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... It is this self-image and it has an negative on the central protagonist is only depicted in the short story titled “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... It is this self-image and it has an negative on the central protagonist is only depicted in the short story titled “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?...

For this reason, Oates recreated the story in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.... Joyce Carol Oates is the renowned author of the story, which centers on a 15-year-old girl lacking experience in social life.... The girl's name is Connie and her nativity.... ... ... The short story was later adapted into a film titled Smooth Talk....

n a commentary in the introduction section of the book “Where Are You Going, where have you been”, the editor asserts that the story may be envisaged as a tale about the fatal attraction of death.... ?? or “Where Are You Going?... Where Are You Going?... “The Eternal Present in Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... “Death and the Maiden in Joyce Carol Oates's “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?...

She Critical Interpretation of Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been?... by Joyce Carol Oates' Joyce Carol Oates' Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been?... Work Cited:Joyce Carol Oates, Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been?... is a suspenseful and thrilling story....

For example, the phrase “Where Are You Going”, without the question mark will be read flatly whereas, when written in the form, “Where Are You Going?... “you are good.... “you are good!... “you are good?... Basically, they tell where a thought is completed; dividing words.... Basically, they tell where a thought is completed; dividing words into groups that would correctly bring the message of the writer precisely as he wants it to be....

This is easily seen by means of the following stories: Half and Half (by Amy Tan), Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... Another story closely connected with the theme of family is Where Are You Going, where Are You Been?... The paper 'The Relationships of a Father or Mother and One Child' looks at family and relations as the most important thing in human life....

The chosen short stories for the purpose of evaluation include A Rose of Emily by William Faulkner, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... The chosen short stories for the purpose of evaluation include A Rose of Emily by William Faulkner, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?...

Subject September 28, 2011 Compare and Contrast Between “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” and “Bad Neighbors” The short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” by Joyce Carol Oates narrates the saga of a teenage girl, Connie, her psychological problems during her transition from adolescence to adulthood, and of the wrong choice that she makes.... Connie in “Where Are You Going, Where have You Been,” estranged from her family, finds solace in hanging out with her friend around a drive in cafeteria, teasing boys....

Magazine and newspaper articles about Charles Schmidt of Tucson inspired Oates to write 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... Oates reflected on Schmid's luring a young girl and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been Magazine and newspaper articles about Charles Schmidt of Tucson inspired Oates to write “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.... Connie was fifteen years old had a nervous giggling habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other peoples faces to make sure her own was all right and her mother scolds her saying, “Why dont you keep your room clean like your sister?...

This paper addresses different aspects that characterize Gothic literature, with special reference to Faulkner, William's A Rose for Emily, Poe, Edgar's The Cask of Amontillado, and Oates, Carol's Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, which are examples of the many Gothic literatures available today.... In Oates' Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, “Connie,” the main character is scared about Arnold Friend.... "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?...

This paper ''Analysis of Two Short Stories'' tells that The theme of the story 'Where Are You Going, Where You Have Been?... ANALYSIS OF TWO SHORT STORIES Prepared by ------------- Prepared for -------------- -------- Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... Joyce Carol Oates Thesis statement The theme of the story “Where Are You Going, Where You Have Been?... In the story “Where Are You Going, Where You Have Been?... In “Where Are You Going, Where You Have Been?...

The sources of terror in both “Carver's A Small, Good Thing” and Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... The terror is accentuated by the doctors inability The sources of terror in both “Carver's A Small, Good Thing” and Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.... -“"Im going to call the police—"”Ann's fears are realized when her son finally dies, but she responds by targeting (and almost attacking) the baker for his rude and insensitive phone calls....

Connie, the main character of 'Where Are You Going, Where have you been?... She feels pressure from her sister and mother: 'How've you got your hair fixed-what the hell stinks?... you don't see your sister using that junk.... She feels pressure from her sister and mother: "How've you got your hair fixed-what the hell stinks Hair spray you don't see your sister using that junk.... She tries to persuade her son, Bailey, to change their route, but she is not even sure where the house is....

The story is an example of a tale that holds a certain degree of comprehensiveness, covering a special theme that describes the condition of women in our society: their of the of the The Feminist View of Oates' Allegory Oates "Where Are You Going,where have you been?... The Horror of Connie's Story and Ours: A Feminist Analysis of Oates' “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... This is always ironic in a sense that the more females define their sexuality in terms of beauty and attractiveness, the more male are going to treat them indecently; and that is the sad truth....

In the four stories--"Half and Half," "Woman Hollering Creek," "Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been?... Opposing this is the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... At one point in the story, Connie's mother asked: “you think you're so pretty?... Connie's willfulness brought her to the point where she actually realized the responsibilities of being a real woman, in a violent way through an obsessed admirer, Arnold Friend....

Print "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... here are you going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol OatesThe story concentrates on the spiritual, intellectual and sexual malaise of contemporary American culture.... Another gothic element is portrayed in the relationship between Emily and Homer where she is shamed, ridiculed and ostracised....

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... "Where Are You Going, Where have you been?... A clear demonstration of this can be seen in the prejudices applied to authors who looked for alternative narrative styles and techniques 典he Things They Carriedby Tim OBrien, “That Evening Sun by William Faulkner, and 展here are you going, Where Have You Been?... The event centers around a woman who believes her husband, aptly named Jesus, is going to kill her....

The character Connie in the story 'Where Are You Going and where have you been 'became monstrous due to her psychological problem, fear of intimacy and low self-esteem.... The essay 'What Makes Superman So Darned American?... portrays the most wicked and heroic characters in American literature....

Among its masterpieces are “The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien, “That Evening Sun by William Faulkner, and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates ventured into the issues of sex and violence.... In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" Oatescreates the character of Arnold Friend to be the antagonist.... "Where Are You Going, Where have you been....

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