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 come...

I chose Henry Clay as the person who I think should have been president instead of these four other men. These other men were incompetent, they lacked leadership, and they each didn't have much support. None of them had much drive or motivation to be a good president, and as for a couple of t...

Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is a short story that amplifies the importance of knowing where you are and what you are doing, especially your children. In this story the main character, Connie, is a 15-year-old girl who falls victim to a rape and murder by Arnold ...

Joyce Carol Oates created a very provocative and interesting character when she created CONNIE in her well-known short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Sexual imagery, sexual dreams, innocence and a hormone-driven desire for sexual intercourse – all these elements help Connie s...

Perhaps one of the great hallmarks of a great work of fiction is its ability to appear to have been written for the age during which it is being read, regardless of how far back in time it was written. In other words, Joyce Carol Oates' story might strike a contemporary adolescent or young...

In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the conspirator's movement to assassinate Caesar and to establish a new order where everyone is supposedly a freeman is headed by character Brutus. It is considered by many, that Cassius, Brutus' partner, but subsidiary in the movement would hav...

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, showi...

In the short story, Where Are You Going Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oats, Connie has one foot in the adult world and one foot still in childhood. Connie wants to be treated like an adult and have the privileges of an adult, but she still wants the benefits of being able to be carefree. Conn...

Who are the heroes of today? How is the word hero used to describe certain people? People such as Sadem Hussian, Fidel Castro, and Osama bin Laden, and at the same time being used to describe people such as Jesus Christ, Mother Theresa, and the New York Firefighters and policemen. ...

This Writer thinks that Dr.Kings dream is somewhat realized but as in any case no dream ever happens perfectly. The world right now is probably the least racist that it has ever been since the stoneage. Through the centuries people were taught to hate. Not to only hate themselves but to hate anyone...

During the years of adolescence one goes through a time of confusion and curiosity where finding themselves is inevitable. In the tale "Where Are you going, Where Have you Been?", Joyce Carol Oates uses a teenage girl named Connie, to tell a story filled with rebellion and freedom. At this...

The Hazelwood versus Kuhlmeir and Bethel School versus Fraser outcomes both prove that the rights of students have been limited by the Supreme court. Although the Tinker versus Des Moines case had established a certain protection to students rights, these two cases have also overridden the protecti...

Had Richard M. Nixon not resigned as President of the United States on August 9th, 1974, he would have been impeached and removed from office. In June of 1972, a group of men hired by Nixon's reelection committee was caught breaking into the offices of the Democratic national headquarters in the W...

Connie's adventure with Arnold Friend In this short story "Where are you going, where have you been?" Carol Joyce presents Connie as a rebellious fifteen-year-old girl. Connie lives in an existential world; the environment she lives in is meaningless for her. Connie finds her escap...

A famous short story is "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates. This stunning story describes how the seemingly perfect girl, Connie, is terrorized by the most abnormal man, Arnold Friend. Some would argue that he is the devil. Any argument that Arnold Frien...

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 Con...

In the nineties the world and society has been faced with many different crimes and social deviancies, most of which have been as a result of rebellion and a form of expression. Whether it is to force a change or to create something new deviance is at a strong high. At the dawn of a new millen...

Two approaches have been used to control pollution? Government mandates and market incentives. Suggest how market incentives might be used to deal with a pollution problem in Las Vegas. I find this topic to be very interesting, not only because it concerns all of us living in Las Vegas, but beca...

Two approaches have been used to control pollution? Government mandates and market incentives. Suggest how market incentives might be used to deal with a pollution problem in Las Vegas. I find this topic to be very interesting, not only because it concerns all of us living in Las Vegas, but be...

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 You Been?" Throughout the story the reader watches Connie, the central character, reject her family, friends and self in an a...

"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" The story, "Where Are You, Where Have You Been?", was a coming of age story that contained many characters with hidden meanings. Arnold Friend was one of these characters. He seems like a nice guy who just wants to go for a ride; ho...

Joyce Carol Oates short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" takes up many troubling issues. Connie, the main charcter, who is fifteen exhibits the confusing, often superficial behavior typical of a teenage girl facing the difficult transition from girlhood to womanhood. She is...

We have all experienced nightmares. Nightmares are very different from the everyday dreams that we have for many reasons. The feeling of utter helplessness is a major characteristic of a nightmare that seems to linger in our minds. No matter how fast you think you can run, how hard you think you ...

Conspiracy has been the ultimate escape from the cold realities of the truth. Today, I plan on revealing the secrets to some of the biggest controversies ever known, while the final decision, is still dependant on you. Conspiracy: an agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, o...

What Could Have Been The path through life is paved with good intentions; but it is the ever-present question of what could have been which seems to linger most among life's travelers. This path is never straight from beginning to end but instead filled with many decisions on which directio...