Essays Tagged: "Oates"
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 ... 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 them into her story. The character of Arnold F ... ry. The character of Arnold Friend is more or less what really is out there. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are demons like Arnold. Many people have interpreted Frien ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
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 i ... 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 are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arno ... at there are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arnold. By using figurative language Oates can create a fiend from whatSeem to be a Friend.There are many hints that Joyce left to show t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
"Man Crazy" by Joyce Carol Oates- Book review for AP English Final Paper
Joyce Carol Oates is known mainly for her shockingly blunt, horrifyingly realistic portrayals of young girls cau ... the side of herself she dreads confronting. A common motif is present in all of Joyce Carol Oates' work; her stories tend to concentrate on angst-ridden females on the brink of adolescence who ... Enoch Skaggs, a "devil" who wants to corrupt the more angelic Ingrid. "Man Crazy" is comparable to Oates' famed short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ; like "Where Are You Going... ...
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 ... 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 them into her story. The character of Arnold F ... ry. The character of Arnold Friend is more or less what really is out there. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are demons like Arnold. Many people have interpreted Frien ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Temptation by an Evil Spirit: "Where are you Going, Where Have You Been," written by Joyce Carol Oates
about it so much. In the story, "Where are you Going, 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 ... erpretation 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 her story. There are many clues in the story t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
ine symbolism. Discuss its use to develop character and/or theme in "Where are you going,Where have you been?" and "The Yellow Wallpaper."
music was always in the background, like music in a church service, it was something to depend on" (Oates). For Connie, music is symbolic of her feelings of sex and boys. As she deals with Arnold, eve ... l, down to the way he talks. To her, he speaks to her "as if he were reciting the words to a song" (Oates). Joyce Carol Oates is able to use music for a multitude of arcs, such as sexual desire, psych ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Character Analysis
been?""Where are you going, Where have you been" is a famous story that was written by Joyce Carol Oates. In this story, Connie is fifteen years old girl and the main character. She seems to have alw ... e as opposed to going to a barbecue with her family. At that time, Arnold Friend, the antagonist in Oates' story drives up to Connie's house. Connie is a character that represents the nature of epipha ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers