Essays Tagged: "Connie"
Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
n the story. Indeed, Arnold Friend is an allegorical devil figure for the main reasonthat he tempts Connie, the protagonist, into riding off with him in his car.Oates characterizes Arnold Friend at fi ... a convertible jalopy painted gold"(581). She lets the reader know that Arnold is not ateenager when Connie begins to notice the features such as the painted eyelashes, hisshaggy hair which looked like ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Conventions of Psychoanalysis in "Where are you going, Where have you been" by Joyce Carol Oates
into symbols scattered throughout this work. These symbols are expressed through the characters of Connie, and Arnold Friend.The first convention is denial. Denial is when the subconscious cannot han ... refuse to accept it. Denial rears its head in several places in this story. The first occurrence is Connie's father's denial of the possibility of mischief in his budding adolescent fifteen year old. ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Joyce Carol Oates's "Where are you going, where have you been?
Been", there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a demon tries to pull Connie into the dark world of sex and emotion. Oates seems to extract scenarios of real life and add ... the story that hint that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all, but is in fact a demon come to take Connie away. When we first meet Arnold Friend, it is obvious that Connie has an uneasy feeling about ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Exploring Women's choices when confronted by male energies in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates and in the myth of Persephone by Homer.
Connie's state of mind is that she is young with not many women role models to look up to. Her mothe ... ook up to. Her mother is a constant nag, whom she says she wants to kill, sees herself reflected in Connie. Connie realizes this fact and because of her contempt for her mother seizes every opportunit ... Her mother cares for her while her father doesn't make a dent in her life. His part or non part in Connie's life affects her because she doesn't learn how to protect herself from attackers. The role ...
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.
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 dream-vision or "daymare" - one in which Connie's intense ... tory is "about endings: the end of childhood, the end of innocence. The account of fifteen-year-old Connie's encounter with a mysterious stranger named Arnold Friend, a man who leads his victim not to ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Emmitt Smith.
raged 7.8 yards per carry, and only fumbled the football 6 times. Emmitt has two sisters Marsha and Connie and Erik, Emory, and Emil as his three brothers. Emory as a fullback was a member of the Cowb ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
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.
mention that if a guy she had only seen once showed up at her door, wouldn't an observant girl like Connie realize that something wasn't right? Wouldn't she wonder how he knew where she lived, and how ... have been too scared to keep talking to 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 ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A comparison of the short stories "Good Country people" and "Where are you going, Where have you been?"
normal, and progress to more and more surreal and twisted endings. Their main characters, Hulga and Connie, are shockingly similar, and yet strangely different, one a 15 year old wishing to be older a ... 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 be more daring, to appear old ...
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 l ... r of the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", had based her life around this concept. Connie fit into the stereo typical role of a teenage girl, like most of them do. She was completely ... ention of he attractive, older boys. Throughout the story, the reader gets a chance to not only see Connie's physical and social sides, but her emotional side as well.Connie's physical characteristics ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Psychopath
ts 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 presence, "he [stares] at he ... tching 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 unaware of his closeness, it beco ...
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, Where Have You Been, th ... ng, 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 of real life and adds them into h ... the story that hint Arnold Friend is not a friend at all, but is in fact a demon that came to take Connie away.First, when Arnold Friend arrives at Connie's house, Connie has an uneasy feeling about ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Where are you going, Where have you been? by Joyce Carol Oates
ates used figurative language to show the evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a Fiend tries to pull Connie into his corrupted world. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there ar ... t all and by using symbolism she was able to portray an image of Arnold as afiend. After talking to Connie for a little while Arnold said, "You wanta come for a ride?" The "ride" that Arnold talks of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Similarities of Unfaithful and Paradise Lost
he simplest story of all. Unfaithful appears to be today's translation of Paradise Lost. Edward and Connie have a picture perfect marriage. But when Connie's chance encounter with an attractive strang ... aphors. Just as Eve falls from grace because she gave into her temptation of the tree of knowledge, Connie's marriage falls due to her temptation for Paul Martel.The viewers are supposed to like all o ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Bloody Battles
family.The first movie in The Godfather Trilogy begins with the wedding of Vito Corleone's daughter Connie to Carlo. The excitement begins to unravel when the legendary singer Johnny Fontane, who is V ... hnny Fontane, who is Vito's godson, shows up all the way from California to sing at the wedding for Connie. In addition, he also comes to the wedding to ask a favor from Vito. Fontane claims that he n ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Character Analysis in Joyce Oates "Where are you going, where have you been?"
e, 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 the victim of a horrible tragedy. That it is wh ... an what is presented in the text. In addition, the critical point that is shown in the story is how Connie's mother was the negative force that corrupted Connie and led her to the dark side. Since the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Comparing and Contrasting Connie and Hulga
ly normal and progress to more and more surreal and twisted endings. The main characters, Hulga and Connie, are shockingly similar, and yet strangely different. Connie is a 15-year-old wishing to be o ... 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 to be more daring, to appear o ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Contribution Margin and Breakeven Analysis
Aunt Connie's Cookies is a brand that is synonymous with delicious lemon crème and real mint cooki ... rave;me and real mint cookies throughout the east and mid-west. Maria Villanueva, the grandniece of Connie Rochoa, is now the CEO of the family-owned business. She has appointed Team C as the COO. Tea ... ll make decisions with a view to maximize the firm's contribution margin and operating profits.Aunt Connie's Cookies was approached to produce a bulk order of 1 million packs of real mint cookies to b ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting
"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 encap ... is 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 beauty. Arnold Friend comes to personify the dev ... an average teenage girl, just realizing her beauty. Arnold Friend comes to personify the devil who Connie unintentionally invites in by committing one of his favorite sins: vanity.Connie had a "habit ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
What Connie Wants: Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are you Going, Where Have You Been"
Been", there is a clear understanding of evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a demon tries to pull Connie into the dark world of sex and emotion. Oates seems to extract scenarios of real life and add ... the story that hint that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all, but is in fact a demon come to take Connie away. When we first meet Arnold Friend, it is obvious that Connie has an uneasy feeling about ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Contribution Margin and Breakeven Analysis" Simulation
Aunt Connie's Cookies is a brand that makes lemon and real mint cookies through the country. Maria Vilian ... the decisions with an outcome to maximize the firm's contribution margin and operating profits.Aunt Connie's Cookies was approached to produce a bulk order of one million packs of real mint cookies to ... duction capacity. This would mean that the company is incapable of completing the order. Also, Aunt Connie's Cookies should not consider accepting a bulk order if the asking sales price per unit for t ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting