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The Persona of a Psychopath in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates (820 words, 2 pages)

The persona of a psychopath appears to be much like any human. In many cases, one would not be able to "pick them out of a crowd". Their minds, however, differ greatly from most. A psychopath is extremely smart and methodical in thinking and most often is very meticulous in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Concept of Stalking by Joyce Carol Oates (922 words, 2 pages)

We have read or heard many stories throughout our lives. We know that stories can vary in purpose They can either teach a moral lesson or entertain. Some stories interest us others do not. In order for a story to be interesting, it must be told in a way that ... Read More

The Scenes of Second Chances in the Night Nurse by Joyce Carol Oates (1008 words, 4 pages)

Grace has many meanings in the English language today. One of these meanings isto be pardoned from ones actions. In The Night Nurse, by Joyce Carol Oates, GraceBurkhardt is pardoned many times in her life. She is pardoned from dying, pardoned fromher actions toward others, and eventually pardons herself from ... Read More

The Use of Darkness and Night to Evoke Fear in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown and The Night Nurse by Joyce Carol Oates (604 words, 1 pages)

In Hawthorne's allegorical short story, "Young Goodman Brown," and in "The Night Nurse" by Joyce Carol Oates, darkness and night is used to evoke fear in the protagonist in each story. As Young Goodman Brown bid farewell to his young wife Faith, dusk turned to the darkness. The trees make ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Night Nurse by Joyce Carol Oates (839 words, 2 pages)

An Unforgettable Night After reading Joyce Carol Oates story, The Night Nurse, revenge is what is found. This story starts off by a woman by the name of Grace Burkhardt, collapsing at a shopping mall because of a reason that was unknown at the time. She is taken in an ... Read More

The Devil and Connie in the Short Story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates (568 words, 1 pages)

The Devil And Connie In 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 allegorical figure of evil to illustrate this theme. She also alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend, as the devil. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Arnold Friend in the Novel, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates (621 words, 1 pages)

An Analysis of Arnold Friend as an Evil Character in Joyce Carol Oates' Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates presents a description of an adolescent girl's disaffection with her family and rape by Arnold Friend in the short story "Where are You Going, Where Have ... Read More

An Analysis of Joyce Carol Qates (803 words, 1 pages)

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, there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend and how he pulled Connie into a dark world of sex and emotion. ... Read More

An Analysis of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates (767 words, 1 pages)

The short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates is about a teenage girl named Connie. She was the typical teenage girl growing up in the nineteen fifties in the United States of America. She was at the age of sexual recognition. Connie has ... Read More

The Evil in Arnold Friend in the Short Story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates (1191 words, 2 pages)

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 a demon tries to pull Connie into the dark world of sex and emotion. Oates seems to extract scenarios of real life and add ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Connie from Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates (560 words, 2 pages)

Connies desire for attention that she lacks at home, lack of boundaries, youthful age and eager desire to be independent all lead her to victimization. Though she seems to be a normal teenage girl, her parents are very uninvolved in her life, and question her actions seldom. She is basically ... Read More

Constructing Evil in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates (1143 words, 2 pages)

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 demon tries to pull Connie into the dark world of sex and emotion. Oates seems to extract scenarios of real life and add ... Read More

An Analysis of Marie Mitchell Olesen Urbanski’s Essay Existential Allegory: Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? (840 words, 2 pages)

Refutation Marie Mitchell Olesen Urbanski reflects on the parallels between a literary work and biblical suggestions in her essay Existential Allegory Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? (Studies in Short Fiction, 1978.) In her criticism, she compares the story of Connies passive submission to Arnold ... Read More

An Analysis of Joyce Carol Oates’s Short Story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? (1425 words, 2 pages)

Whether it is the top movie at the box office this weekend, the song that is soaring up the Top 40 charts, the most widely read book or the highest rated television show, pop culture is always changing and influencing the targeted generation. Throughout the 50s and 60s North America ... Read More

An Analysis of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates (544 words, 1 pages)

Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? tells us about the life of Connie who has no guidance in life, because her family has not provided any moral support to help through her teenage life. She only knows about popular culture and not the consequences that ... Read More

An Analysis of Joyce Carol Oates’ Book “We Were the Mulvaneys” (1002 words, 2 pages)

The book, "We Were the Mulvaneys" by Joyce Carol Oates, is the story of an "all American family" that falls apart after their daughter is raped. The father, who once had a successful roofing company, lets his business slide and devotes his life to alcohol and law suits, and the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel, Man Crazy by Joyce Carol Oates (885 words, 1 pages)

Joyce Carol Oates is known mainly for her shockingly blunt, horrifyingly realistic portrayals of young girls caught in the turbulence of adolescence. Her latest novel, published in 1997, "Man Crazy" is no exception. It tells the sad, strange story of Ingrid Boone, a child who grew up with a criminal, ... Read More

An Analysis of Transition to Adulthood in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates and in A&P by John Updike (1782 words, 2 pages)

The Transition to Adulthood Most people in society hold a stereotypical conception of most teenagers. Many individuals have the notion that all teenagers act before they really think of the consequences of what they are exactly getting themselves into. They think teenagers are self-centered and only care about the opposite ... Read More

An Analysis of Joyce Carol Oates Short Story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” (1919 words, 3 pages)

Joyce Carol Oates' short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been?", is about entering new uncertain future. Within only a short time Connie, the protagonist of the story, has to grow up, learn to take responsibility and face the cruel and hard reality of life. "My sweet little ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of a Short Story The Buck by Joyce Carol Oates (1510 words, 2 pages)

In the short story entitled "The Buck" written by Joyce Carol Oates, we are introduced to two quite interesting characters, namely Melanie Snyder and Wayne "Woody" Kunz. These two characters both struggle with different aspects of their personal lives in Wayne Kunz's case, he is in constant battle with his ... Read More

A Focus on Joyce Carol Oats’ Where You Are Going (782 words, 1 pages)

Connie The Big, Dumb, Horny Daydreamer When one looks at this title there is no doubt that it is an eyecatcher and that it must suggest some good points on a story. Connie, in Joyce Carol Oats Where Are You Going, Where Have You been?, imagines that Arnold friend comes ... Read More

There are many similarities 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 contain a female protagonist and a male antagonist whose confrontations start out relatively normal and progress to ... Read More

Conflicting Desires in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates (940 words, 3 pages)

Who are we? conflicting desires In the story "Where are You Going, Where Have you Been," written by Joyce Carol Oates, we encounter a young girl, Connie, on the verge of the confusing adolescent years. Torn between who she is and who she wants to be, her conflicting desires leave ... Read More

The Use of Symbols in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oatess (761 words, 1 pages)

Joyce Carol Oatess Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? depicts a girl named Connie caught between two worlds adolescence and adulthood. Like most teenagers, as Connie explores her surroundings, numerous temptations confront her. Connies mother and her own intuition attempt to protect her from the wickedness in society, ... Read More

An Analysis of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates (1058 words, 2 pages)

In the short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates, many literary devices are used to convey the change from childhood to adolescence and sexuality. Throughout this tale, Connie, the main character, goes back and forth between innocence and maturity, showing two very different ... Read More

An Analysis of Postmodernism of Joyce Carol Oates (2009 words, 3 pages)

On Postmodernism For my short essay I will focus on a postmodern reading of Joyce Carol Oates, "How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Corrections and Began My Life Over Again." More precisely, as a postmodern text. Postmodernism refers to texts that reject coherence in a narrative, ... Read More

A Comparison of Modernism and Romanticism in Lady with a Pet Dog by Chekhov and The Lady with a Pet Dog by Joyce Carol Oates (1282 words, 2 pages)

Checkov and Oates The Lady with a Pet Dog Modernism vs. Romanticism There are many debatable similarities and differences between Checkovs Lady with a Pet Dog set in Russia in the early part of the century and Joyce Carol Oates Lady with a Pet Dog told from Annas point of ... Read More

Transitions in Life in Joyce Carol Oates’s Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been (2564 words, 3 pages)

Each of us experiences transitions in our lives. Some of these changes are small, like moving from one school semester to the next. Other times these changes are major, like the transition between youth and adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? the author ... Read More

American Dream in Joyce Carol Oates’s Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? (885 words, 2 pages)

American Fantasy Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? represents the stark realities of real life invading the American Dream. Connie, the victim, lives the ideal life of a rebellious teen. She cruises the town, goes on dates, and listens to music that many adults find ... Read More

Comparison between the Short Stories A&P by John Updike and Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates (1167 words, 2 pages)

There are many similarities between the short stories "AP" and "Where are you going, Where have you been?" most notably their characters. Both stories contain a female protagonist, and a male antagonist, whose confrontations start out relatively normal, and progress to more and more surreal and twisted endings. Their main ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013