Essays Tagged: "Arnold Friend"
Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
oyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" criticsargue whether the character of Arnold Friend, clearly the story's antagonist, representsSatan in the story. Indeed, Arnold Friend i ... asonthat he tempts Connie, the protagonist, into riding off with him in his car.Oates characterizes Arnold Friend at first glance as "a boy with shaggy, black hair,in a convertible jalopy painted gold ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Where Are You Going Where Have You Been - in-depth look at Connie and why she was swayed by Arnold Friend
s between herself and such girls...."The emotions that Connie experienced before the encounter with Arnold Friend were very different from when he was with her. The emotions before the encounter were ... d the meaning of love or the feelings that were experienced when in love. During the encounter with Arnold Friend, Connie's emotions changed dramatically. When Connie first met Arnold Friend she had n ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Psychopath
His mannerism, thoughts and tactic all create the perfect portrayal of a truly deranged character. Arnold Friend follows Connie from the beginning of the story. When Connie finally notices his presen ... ed...and there he was still watching her," (Oates 589), revealing his true desires and aspirations. Arnold not only wants to kill Connie, but to see and understand every breath she takes. Although una ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Where are you going, Where have you been? By Joyce Carol Oates
This essay explains the evilness Arnold friend had over Connie and how he manipulated her.In Joyce Carol Oates, Where are you Going, ... e Carol Oates, Where are you Going, Where Have You Been, there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend and how he pulled Connie into a dark world of sex and emotion. Oates extracts scenes o ... dds them into her story. The reality Oates implies in her story is to explain there are demons like Arnold out in real life. There are many clues in the story that hint Arnold Friend is not a friend a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by-Joyce Carol Oates
allegorical figure of evil to illustrate this theme. She also alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend, as the devil. His victim is Connie, an average teenage girl, just realizing her beaut ... ). This quote shows that she is overly concerned with her looks, which makes her conceited or vain. Arnold saw this in Connie, which made her easy prey. While trying to convince Connie to go with him, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Womanhood Initiation
"Connie exists in a dreamlike state but never in a dream"(507) as A. R. Coulthard states or "dreams Arnold Friend"(55) as suggested by David Gratz is unimportant to the theme: Connie's coming of age a ... sic is imaginary and there is true danger. The lesson Connie learns comes out of an experience with Arnold Friend who maybe a figment of her imagination. Whether he is real or imagined is not importan ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
really close to. It also made me try to put myself in Connie's shoes and see how she reacted toward Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend was an older man that was trying to be younger. He would disguise himse ... re personal stuff any person wouldn't know. Young Connie was very naive. She fell for all of Arnold Friend's little tricks at the end. She went to him like she knew him. He talked her into some ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Temptation by an Evil Spirit: "Where are you Going, Where Have You Been," written by Joyce Carol Oates
ing, Where Have You Been," written by Joyce Carol Oates, there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend and how he pulled Connie into a dark world of sex and emotion. Oates extracts scenes o ... racts scenes of real life and adds them into her story. There are many clues in the story that hint Arnold Friend is not a friend at all, but is in fact a demon that came to take Connie away. The real ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Capital Sins
. A similar example is in the story "where are you going where have you been" is when the character Arnold Friend notices Connie at the drive in restaurant and sees her innocence and feels he must tak ... etting her know what cruel intentions he had in mind for her. The two most obvious deadly sins that Arnold illustrates in this situation are lust and wrath. However in "A good man is hard to find" the ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors
Oates
iper, whose real name was Charles Schmid (Smitty, for short), seduced teenage girls in the same way Arnold Friend did in the story. Gretchen Schulz and R.J.R. Rockwood explain the characteristics of t ... rlier was the one who took her away from it all. Unfortunately for Connie, it was against her will. Arnold Friend is his name. He is first introduced at the drive-in restaurant that Connie goes to one ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Decisions in Where Are You Going, Where Have You B
roduces us in third person to Connie, the protagonist, who is forced to make many decisions. Arnold Friend, the antagonist and very convincing teenager, is trying to convince Connie to go for a ... he had things to do.Connie wanted him to leave. She told him that she was going to call the police. Arnold Friend still tried to be convincing by smiling at Connie. Several times he tried to get her t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Where Are You Going, Where have You Been" -analysis of Connie
rol Oates, describes Connie's misconception of beauty as her only value, and also the ways in which Arnold Friend, a potential rapist and murderer, manipulates and takes advantage of Connie's vanity. ... o Connie, her vanity proves to become her ultimate weakness and it leads to her demise as seen when Arnold Friend states "I took a special interest in you, such a pretty girl". Connie becomes powerles ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? - Arnold Friend Analysis
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 ... cal 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 ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories
Where are you going, Where have you been?
ng explains why she goes out of her way to meet older men and does not immediately call the cops on Arnold. Jealousy plays a role in Connie's moral degeneration. Both June and the mother showed jealou ... ay to go to the restaurant in order to flirt with older men-had she not done so, the encounter with Arnold Friend would have been avoided. Connie did not have parental involvement or any known morals; ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers