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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• Grade Level: High School