... set in Russia in the early part of the century and Joyce Carol Oates" "The Lady with the Pet Dog" told from Anna's point of view in the 1970's in Nantucket. Matthew Brennan, a literary critic, distinguishes between Chekhov's conventional, sequential plot and Oates" circular plot, and identifies the third person point of view ... that's used in both versions. These different literary techniques demonstrate the change from the male protagonist (Chekhov) to the female protagonist (Oates) and affect the development of the conflict in the two stories. The contrasting male and female points o...

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... those childish things aside. You also hear the question, "Who are you?" in a sense that the Connie has yet to deveop your own personality. Joyce Carol Oates tells "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" from a 3nd point of view. This allows the readers to hear and see what Connie is ... feeling. As Connie develops throughout the story we can see and feel what she is going through. Oates" "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is very descriptive and reads like a movie in one's mind. Every event, every sound, ... example, when Connie meets up with Arnold Friend, we are given a ...

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... use the following short stories: "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Ann Porter and "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates and discuss the characterization of three women found in those works. In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, the main character is Emily Grierson a product of a by gone era, who ... through those tough times until "she stretched herself with a deep breath and blew out the light." In the third short story, "Where are you going, where have you been" by Joyce Carol Oates, we are characteri...

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Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? Throughout the short story, "Where are you going? Where have you been?", Joyce Carol Oates uses a story of a teenage girl coming of age in the mid 1960s, which was difficult in the fact that people expected a certain outcome ... she is after. Connie is putting herself out there, and Arnold is going to grab hold tight. The most important element of the story is symbolism. Oates uses symbolism through Arnold, Connie, and music. With the music that is played throughout the story, and the characters actions, they tell the reader of what ... knows each i...

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Joyce Carol Oates? short storyWhere Are You Going, Where Have You Been?? shocked, horrified, and struck audiences across the nation. So much that it is one of the most discussed pieces of literature ever.Smooth Talk,? a movie based on this story, did not get so much attention, and rightly so. Oates portrays an image of ... portrays the image of a young girl throwing away her innocence, becoming borderline slut, and then eventually giving in to the persistent attacks of the evil one. Oates writes about a loss of innocence, while the movie tells of a further loss of innocence. Where Are You Goi...

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Compared to the other characters in the short story "Where are you going, Where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates, the character Arnold Friend is one of the most developed and multifaceted. Besides have an intriguing personality, Arnold Friend is symbolic to the devil. Through out reading the text I came ... ...

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... new things and is still able to blame his or her actions on undeveloped conscience. Teenagers often get caught up in a state of curiosity where finding themselves becomes inevitable. In Joyce Carol Oates" short story, "Where are you going, Where have you been?" a teenage girl, Connie, is filled with many mixed feelings. Her confused feelings are based on the fact that she wants ... ...

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