Review Of John Steinbeck's 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been'

From the opening lines of, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” By Joyce Carol Oates, readers are immediately introduced to the character, as well as indicating the story is being told by a third person narrator. The use of a third person narrator lets readers know what connie is thinking allowing them to identify with her on a more personal level. The beginning of the story is also introduced in past tense. This could foreshadow the fact that something bad might have happened to connie, also suggesting the theme of violence.

"Where Have You Been, Where Are You Going?" is composed by Joyce Carol Oates which is where a young female who can't help herself, so she hits a watershed. She is narcissistic and fixated on young men. Young Connie starts to distance herself from her family and becomes deeply involved with Arnold Friend. Arnold keeps a close eye on Connie inside her house and gradually gets to know how she goes about her day. Arnold soothsays her, which makes Connie lose sight of herself and launch into a disconnected state of mind as she begins to appear to be trapped in her own heft.

He tells Connie that “the place where you came from ain’t there anymore, and where you had in mind to go is cancelled out” (Oates, 9). This title emphasizes not only the fear but also desire that Connie has during her teenage time. Also, similar sentences like” where’re we going?”(4) repeat several time in the story to keep us focus on and think about the actual meaning of the question and what it is important to

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” is an intriguing short story by Joyce Carol Oates that leaves readers to delve into their own interpretations of what truly happened in the story. As a matter of fact, the last section of Oates’ story is what has caused the most discussion as Connie’s fate is at the mercy of a sinister man known as Arnold Friend. Furthermore, the fact that the story ends without a clear explanation of who Friend was only adds to the mystery as the reader does not know what exactly happened to Connie or if she was only having a dream. This paper will decipher the author’s message, analyze the characters of Arnold Friend and Ellie, and deduce Connie’s fate. Oates’s main message in her short story is exactly pinpointed

By the way Arnold talks and treats Connie, it is seen that he is manipulative. He manipulates Connie into sin when he says; “I’ll tell you how it is, I’m always nice at first, the first time. I’ll hold you so tight you won’t think you have to try to get away or pretend because you’ll know you can’t” (Oates 6). Sin is something that feels good to do at first, but someone who thinks about it, regrets it later on.

He listened to his friend Phillip. Phillip teased Arnold that Kim was cheating on him with someone at school. He hid her car keys which prevented her from turning the assignment in on time. Cindy was another factor in the story.

The short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” was written by the author Joyce Carol Oates in 1966. Oates describes her idea for the story after briefly reading an article about the real-life murderer, Charles Schmid, who lured and murdered three teenage girls (Kirszner & Mandell 523). She uses this idea to create the character, Arnold Friend, and his victim, Connie. Connie is a typical teenage girl portrayed as naïve and self-centered. The short story appears realistic, given that the conflict in the story is based off of real events.

Home is where the heart is, but what if home is no longer safe? Joyce Carol Oates explores this concept in her 1966 short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”. On surface level, this story appears to discuss a rebellious young girl named Connie and her confrontation with Arnold Friend, a stalker. The ending leaves the reader to assume that Arnold Friend plans to sexually assault the young girl.

He symbolizes the dark side of reality. The author conveys Arnold as being a “bad boy.” Arnold knows that he can take advantage of Connie and nothing is going to stop him from doing so. He is a predator and is determined to lure Connie even if it means by force. Everything about the way Arnold looks and acts represents his shady and dark persona.

In her short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", Joyce Carol Oates utilizes a variety of literary devices to strengthen the story in its entirety. This short story is essentially about a 16-year-old girl named Connie and the conflict between her desire to be mature and her desire to remain an adolescent. Throughout the story, the audience sees this conflict through her words in addition to through her behavior. The audience is also introduced to Arnold Friend, a rather peculiar man, who essentially kidnaps her. This short story by Joyce Carol Oates functions and is additionally meaningful because of her usage of literary devices.

In the beginning Misha, acts very naive, and foolish. He was very naive, thinking that people were not bad and that the world was perfect, but he soon learned the true. The fact that not everyone is nice, loving, and the world isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, and that many people do have strong feelings of hatred for others. Misha was being foolish when he decided to go outside of

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” is about a teenager named Connie who is trying to come to terms with her transformation from childhood to adulthood. Through this process, Connie attempts to act older than she is an tries to gain the attention of boys. In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as obsessed with men to symbolize how one’s obsession and narcissistic attitude can cause danger to seem surreal. In the short story, Carol Oates describes Connie as having two different personalities, one being a narcissistic attitude.

He knew her name even though she had only quickly glimpsed at him the night prior with no communication from her at all. He knows where her parents are, what they are doing, how long they will be, how they look he even knows who her best friends are. Essentially Arnold Friend is the very essence of nightmare to Connie he is everything she is afraid of. He pressures her in to a situation out of her control. He takes away her pride of rejecting people and forces her to choose her family being hurt of facing her demons and going with him.

TWC Essay #4 Steinbeck travels to the south in his book Travels With Charley. In the south desegregation is going on. Many people are very against desegregation. The people who are against it are very rude and say very rude things. Steinbeck is against racism and feels it is not right.

Travels With Charley - Essay 1 In “Travels With Charley,” Steinbeck travels America with his dog, Charley. As he travels America, he hopes to learn about different cultures and sights that can be found throughout the United States. He also wants to see how other people live in different states. Through his travels, Steinbeck hopes to learn about America to gain the wisdom that a writer would need to properly write about America. Steinbeck had wanted to discover America ever since he was a kid.