In Joyce Carol Oates" story "Shopping," Oates tells a story of a mother and her daughter spending the day shopping together. The mother, Mrs. Dietrich, loves her daughter more than life itself. Oates alludes to the idea of Mrs. Dietrich loving her daughter, Nola, more than she loves her own mother by stating, "She loves Nola with a fierce unreasoned passion , certainly far stronger ... than any she felt for her own mother" (Oates, 170). Nola is a seventeen-year-old girl who attends a private school in a different state. With Nola at home for spring break, Mrs. Dietrich plans a day to go shopp...

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... else's success, and this is something I know first hand. This is why I felt a bit of a connection to the story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story the main character fifteen- year old Connie is constantly compared to her older sister June. "June did this, June did that, she saved money and helped ... clean the house and cooked and Connie couldn't do a thing" (Oates 389). She also says how when her mother is on the phone and she hears Junes name being used the tone is approving, but when she hears her own name ... never be seen again. Connie,...

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... of a maternal figure and the presence of a neglectful father. As a result, they turn to their close friends to provide them with the attention that is missing from their lives. In Joyce Carol Oates" Foxfire and S.E Hintons" Rumblefish, the protagonists form strong relationships with their companions to alleviate the neglect they receive from their parents. The absence of a mother figure and the presence of ... would beat his daughter regularly when she was a child: " when her father slapped her years ago, sent her flying across the room and against the sharp edge of the table." (Oates 1...

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... and nervous anywhere else, like the jingling of the charms on her bracelet." (p.216) Inductive Reasoning (Conflict in Oneself) The essay, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?," Joyce Carol Oates, is about a pretty fifteen year old girl named Connie, who has split personalities with "everything about her [having] two sides to it". Connie lives with her parents and ... ...

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