Essays Tagged: "going where have you been"
Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
In Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" criticsargue whether the character of Arnold Friend, clearly the story' ... Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing.Fort Worth: Harcourt, 1997.Oates, Joyce Carol "Where Are You Going, Where Have YouBeen?"...Kirszner and Mandell, 579-591.Wegs, Joyce M. "Don't You Know Who I Am? ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Conventions of Psychoanalysis in "Where are you going, Where have you been" by Joyce Carol Oates
The story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates is truly littered with conventions of Psychoanalysi ... be a teenager, so it seems odd that Connie's father does not take more interest in her Friday night goings-on. Instead of asking questions and probing into the situation he chooses to stay complacent ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Joyce Carol Oates's "Where are you going, where have you been?
In Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are you Going, Where Have You Been", there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend and how he as ... just more justifications of his being a demon, or the devil himself. Arnold not only knows what is going on in the world around Connie, but also what she is thinking and how she is as a person. Arnol ... t she better take a ride with him or else he will wait for her family to come home and "they're all going to get it." (Oates 1019). Not wanting anything to happen to her family, Connie eventually give ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
"Where are you going, Where have you been" by Joyce Carol Oates vs. the Smooth Talk movie when dealing with minor characters.
The Minor Portion of"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been"The story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been", by Joyce Carol Oate ... interpret the story the way the author intended. In Larry Rubin's article, "Oates's 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been'," he states that the story is "Connie's scary encounter with Arnold as a ... fear of such experience" (58). On the other hand, Tom Quirk's article "A Source for 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?'" talks about how the story is really trying to "suggest how her theme o ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
This is a response to the story "where are you going where have you been". It includes my personal opinion about the story, and why and weather or not I liked it.
Response to: Where are you going?Where have you been?Where are you going? Where have you been? Is an all in all interesting pie ... o him. Let alone walk out to him after he had tormented her. Connie knew that at least this guy was going to rape her, so why wouldn't she put up a fight or try to protect herself a little. It would o ... , what exactly is Ellie's role in their crime anyway? I don't get the impression that they are both going to hurt Connie, and if Ellie knew what Arnold's intentions were, why would he come along?Anoth ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A comparison of the short stories "Good Country people" and "Where are you going, Where have you been?"
There are many similarities between the short stories "Good Country People" and "Where are you going, Where have you been?", most notably their characters. Both stories contain a female protagoni ... of strange men, only to prove to themselves in the end how naive they really are.In "Where are you going, Where have you been?", Connie starts out as most teenage girls seemingly would - she wants to ...
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
new she was pretty and that was everything." Connie, the main character of the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", had based her life around this concept. Connie fit into the stereo typ ... d Friend.Joyce Carol Oates describes Connie from there different points in the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?". The three main focuses were Connie's physical, social, and emotional c ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Psychopath
out every breath, step, and word a person lets out into the open. In the short story "Where are you going, Where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates, the depiction of a psychopath is quite apparent. ... d there so stiffly relaxed, pretending to be relaxed," (Oates 593), as he realized his plan was not going as smoothly as expected. Arnold's apprehension reveals his undeniable derangement. The way in ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Pop Culture in "Where are you going? Where have you been?"
ulture was beginning to affect how people think on a large scale. In the short story "Where are you going, Where have you been?", written by Joyce Carol Oates, the author attempts to personify Bob Dyl ... ing to music and much of what they did was influenced by the music they listened to. Whether it was going to a certain mall, eating at a certain restaurant or hanging out with a certain group of peopl ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers
Where are you going, Where have you been? By Joyce Carol Oates
ilness Arnold friend had over Connie and how he manipulated her.In Joyce Carol Oates, Where are you Going, Where Have You Been, there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend and how he pull ... his orders. "If you don't come out we're gonna wait till your people come home and then they're all going to get it (675)".Before the threat Arnold is perceived as a pushy jerk with a crush on Connie, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Where are you going, Where have you been? by Joyce Carol Oates
In Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are you Going, Where Have You Been", Oates used figurative language to show the evil in Arnold Friend and ho ... t more proof of him being more than fiend but being thedevil himself. Arnold not only knows what is going on in the world around Connie, but he also know what she is thinking. Arnold knows that Connie ... t she better take a ride with him or else he will wait for her family to come home and "they're all going to get it." Since Connie didn't wan anything to happen to her family, Connie eventually gives ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Character Analysis in Joyce Oates "Where are you going, where have you been?"
Character Analysis in Joyce Oates "Where are you going, where have you been?"In life there are so many different paths to take, which take us to many ... ch take us to many different ends. It is one's character that determines the destination and the forgoing of one's inevitability. However, in life there are so many distractions or forces that try to ... nd comprehend than we actually think. Therefore, after reading Joyce Oates' story of "Where are you going, where have you been?" it is shown that Connie who always strived for attention, turns to be t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Comparing and Contrasting Connie and Hulga
ilarities between the short stories "Good Country People", by Flannery O'Connor, and "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", by Joyce Carol Oates, most notably their characters. Both stories cont ... hts of men, only to prove to themselves in the end how naïve they really are.In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Connie started out as most teenage girls seemingly would - she wanted t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by-Joyce Carol Oates
The Devil And ConnieIn Joyce Carol Oates's, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", the problem of evil encapsulates the theme of the story. Oates uses an ... t you-like I know your parents and sister are gone somewheres and I know where and how long they're going to be gone, and I know who you were with last night, and your best girl friends name is Betty" ... ical force.In conclusion, the problem of evil encapsulates the theme of the story in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", by Joyce Carol Oates. She uses Arnold Friend to represent the devil. C ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
What Connie Wants: Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are you Going, Where Have You Been"
In Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are you Going, Where Have You Been", there is a clear understanding of evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a ... just more justifications of his being a demon, or the devil himself. Arnold not only knows what is going on in the world around Connie, but also what she is thinking and how she is as a person. Arnol ... onnie better take a ride with him or else he will wait for her family to come home and "they're all going to get it." (Oates 1019). Not wanting anything to happen to her family, Connie eventually give ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A Loss Of Innocence
A Loss of Innocence Joyce Carol Oates wrote "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" about a young teenage girl's loss of innocence. An older man take ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
A Maxquerading Friend In Oates's "where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
A Masquerading Friend in Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" In her short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Joyce Ca ... exactly a good girl. This causes us to think that Connie may be having some sort of sexual fantasy going on in the back of her mind. When she wakes up from her nap that Sunday, "she hardly [knows] wh ... . This could be her ultimate fantasy.There have been many different ideas about what "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is really about, but Oates has never tried to give any explanation abou ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates wrote, "Where are you going? Where have you been?" for Bob Dylan. The story however is really about the man named Ch ... she showed up and started yelling at him. Mary French was there and she demanded to know if he was going to marry her and asked him what he planned to do about the baby she was going to have. Gretche ... l powerless and he was very persistent. In the story Arnold Friend claims to be able to see what is going on at the picnic at Connie's Aunts house even though it's very far away. That ties in with Smi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Devil In Disguise
In the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" Joyce Carol Oates shows a clear resemblance of a devil-figure in t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Friend Or Foe
Arnold "“ Friend or Ultimate Foe? Joyce Carol Oates' story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is certainly a tale of conflict between good and evil. Though the ... nstance, there is a scene where Arnold looks across the fields toward town and tells Connie what is going on at the picnic her family went to. I believe the Devil is actually seeing what is going on a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers