Essays Tagged: "Where Are You 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, clea ... olicalsymbolism is most visible in the following quote: "I ain't made plans for coming in thathouse where I don't belong, but just for you to come out to me, the way you should. Don'tyou know who I am ... Mandell, eds. 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 ...

(2 pages) 357 0 3.0 Feb/1997

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 ... e who is not from around the same area as Connie. Arnold claims to know all of Connie's friends and where her family is at which scares Connie into asking Arnold how he knows so much and his only resp ... him by saying nice and sweet things such as; "We'll go out to a nice field, out in the country here where it smells so nice and its sunny," (Oates 1020).In the end, Connie seems to be drawn outside by ...

(5 pages) 456 1 4.2 Jan/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

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 i ... an observant girl like Connie realize that something wasn't right? Wouldn't she wonder how he knew where she lived, and how he knew where her parents were? I know that I personally would have been to ...

(2 pages) 59 0 5.0 Oct/2003

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

"...She knew 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 ... mands of Arnold 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, a ...

(2 pages) 212 1 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Psychopath

path thinks about 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 qu ... car, stating, "I'm your lover. You don't know what that is but you will...And I'll come inside you where it's all a secret and you'll give into me and you'll love me" (Oates 600), showing his true mi ...

(3 pages) 41 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Where are you going, Where have you been? By Joyce Carol Oates

xplains the evilness 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 a ... who is not from around the same area as Connie. Arnold claimed to know all of Connie's friends and where her family is at which scared Connie into asking Arnold how he knew so much and his only respo ...

(3 pages) 238 0 3.0 Mar/2004

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 ... o is not from around the same area as Connie. When Arnold claim to know all of Connie's friends and where her family is at Connie was scared andasked how he knew and Arnold stated , "I know everybody. ...

(2 pages) 173 1 3.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

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 a ... e who is not from around the same area as Connie. Arnold claims to know all of Connie's friends and where her family is at which scares Connie into asking Arnold how he knows so much and his only resp ... him by saying nice and sweet things such as; "We'll go out to a nice field, out in the country here where it smells so nice and its sunny," (Oates 1020).In the end, Connie seems to be drawn outside by ...

(4 pages) 69 0 5.0 Apr/2006

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 ...

(2 pages) 2585 0 0.0 Mar/2001

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 B ... eems to be a stranger in her own family. She is living a double life. At home she is one way and anywhere that isn't home she is totally different (Oates 446). At home Connie is the defiant child. Awa ... y going on in the back of her mind. When she wakes up from her nap that Sunday, "she hardly [knows] where she [is] . . . She shook her head as if to get awake" (Oates 447). Arnold could be a part of C ...

(4 pages) 19 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Womanhood Initiation

Womanhood Initiation "Where are You Going, Where Have You Been", a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates, is a story of ... ry. An initiation story is one in which a person learns a life changing lesson or truth. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been", Connie learns about life. She learns that the world in he ... d in boys and does not want to be with her parents most of the time. She is going through the stage where her mom still wants her to be a little girl and she is ready to be an adult; only without the ...

(5 pages) 2776 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Connie leads a small town life and dreams of falli ... nnie leads a small town life and dreams of falling in love with a bad boy. In "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates, music and boys are the controling force in Connie's life ... go to the mall or the movies and even at times went across the highway to the diner. The diner was where more of the older and mature kids hung out. The music was everywhere in the story, it is what ...

(2 pages) 33 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates This was a very interesting sto ... ?" This quote would make anyone feel very uncomfortable. He seemed to know everything about her and where her family was and she had no clue how he knew this. It seemed he was a stalker. How did this ...

(2 pages) 37 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Evils Of Sexuality And Rock N Roll In Oates Story

The Evils of Sexuality and Rock "˜n' Roll In the short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been," Joyce Carol Oates criticizes teenagers reliance of ... hy for Connie in the fact that she cannot identify what is going to happen to her. The fact that anywhere, anytime, danger can come around. We can now see the greater meaning of the saying "it can happen to anyone."

(2 pages) 1126 0 0.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Temptation by an Evil Spirit: "Where are you Going, Where Have You Been," written by Joyce Carol Oates

We know there are a lot of dangers here, there, and everywhere. But we usually don't care about it so much. In the story, "Where are you Going, Where Have Yo ... the article, "from In Fairyland, without a Map: Connie's Exploration Inward in Joyce Carol Oates's 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?'," written by Gretchen Schulz and R. J. R. Rockwood say:Th ... u, such a pretty girl, and found out all about you-like I know your parents and sister are gone somewhere and I know where and how long they're going to be gone, and I know who you were with last nigh ...

(6 pages) 64 0 3.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Oates

An Interpretation of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" What would you do if a stranger came to your house and of ... d you your entire family would pay if you didn't leave with him? And he knew exactly who they were, where they were, and what they were doing. Of course, no one would like to imagine himself or hersel ... ation, but this is exactly what happened to a girl named Connie in Joyce Carol Oates's short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Oates was inspired to write the story by a song from Bob ...

(6 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Decisions in Where Are You Going, Where Have You B

Going through life you will have to make a lot of decisions. In the story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", by Joyce Carol Oates, she introduces us in third person ...

(1 pages) 1504 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Where Are You Going, Where have You Been" -analysis of Connie

- � PAGE �1� - Park � PAGE �1� "Where Are You Going, Where have You Been"Vanity can be exposed as one's greatest weakness. "Where Ar ... sing they yearned for." The drive- in, which is "fly-infested" in reality, is the "sacred building" where Connie believes that her beauty can be truly appreciated, whereas at her home, beauty is not a ... rther able to overpower Connie because she is unsure of her identity that she has at home and "everywhere else that is not home." Teenagers often are troubled by the fact that they are no longer child ...

(9 pages) 65 0 0.0 May/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? - Arnold Friend Analysis

h power and knowledge has been used in stories and films 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 ... g tale of a young girl taken away to hell, but not by a man she knows yet by a man who came from no where. This seems like a tale that could be far from reality, but the Devil will for eternity come f ...

(4 pages) 57 0 0.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Where are you going, Where have you been?

Where are you going, Where have you been?In the story "Where are you going, Where have you been?" by ... . Most adolescents struggle with the transition from teen-age years to adulthood. For many, this is where the parents step in. Parents are meant to support and help an adolescent when needed, especial ... re used to equip a young person for the real world and the tragedies that come with it. As seen in "Where are you going, Where have you been?", Connie was a victim of poor guidance and empty judgment. ...

(4 pages) 3 0 0.0 Dec/2012

Subjects: Literature Research Papers