... 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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