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4 Results for Joyce Carol Oates

1. The making of a dream Where are you Going Where Have you Been

- written by Joyce Carol Oates appears to be simply, a fictitious account of the grotesque actions of one Charles Schmid, a Tucson serial killer. ... In his article "Joyce Carol Oates's Where are you going, Where have you been as pure realism-, Coulthard argues that Oates's story is strictly, a written representation of a victim of the real-life murderer, Charles Schmid. ... In his article, "Impure Realism: Joyce Carol Oates's Where are you going, Where have you been?... Oates describes her as having a mind "filled with trashy daydreams- (149). ... - is simply Joyce Carol Oa...

  • Word Count: 1223
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

2. The Devil In Disguise

In Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are you Going, Where Have You Been" there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend's portrayal of a demon who tries to lure Connie into his world of sex and emotion. Joyce Carol Oates seems to create scenarios of real life and center them into her story. ... (Oates 618). ... He warns her, "You won't want that"(Oates 623). ... The "vast sunlit reaches of land"(Oates 626) that Oates writes about are new experiences that Connie has never before experienced. ...

  • Word Count: 790
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

3. Joyce Carol (Where are you going, and where have you been?

Joyce Carol Oates is noted for her ability to create stories with terror and also known for the descriptive violence in her portrayals of America life. Oates wrote in many types of forms, but most of her books have strong elements of naturalism, a literary style emphasizing an objective presentation of life. Gothic elements, emphasizing the mysterious and horrifying aspects of life, also appear frequently in Oates's writing. ... According to Creighton, Oates brings Connie into a dream state and Arnold is mostly a part of her unconscious (147). ... Many elements of Oates" story are borro...

  • Word Count: 1047
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

4. Where are you going? where have you been?

"Where are you going, Where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates reveals a pattern that mainly consists of two things: Arnold Friend symbolizes Satan and Connie must be raped and murdered. The portrait of Arnold is created in the mind of Connie and that is the only place where it exists. On the oth...

  • Word Count: 723
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School
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