The Life of Joyce Carol Oates and Her Story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates is no doubt one of the greatest authors of her time it is obvious that her writings endure even today. ... Oates may have been showing characteristics of her own young adulthood through her character Connie. ... The way Oates describes Arnold as "a boy with shaggy black hair, in a convertible jalopy painted gold" (Oates 150) initiates fear in the reader. ... It is decided from this research of Oates biography and study of her story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" ...

• Word Count: 1228
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

There are many similarities and differences between Anton Chekhov's "The Lady with the Pet Dog" 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. ... 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. ... Unlike Chekhov who focuses on the male lover Gurov, Oates makes Anna, the female lover, the center of consciousness .Oates is more ...

• Word Count: 547
• Approx Pages: 2

Joyce Carol Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... The depth of her innocence becomes clear when Oates' writes, "but sometimes they went across the highway, ducking fast across the busy road, to a drive-in restaurant where older kids hung out." ... She represents a typical teenager struggling with the idea of coming of age that has dual versions of themselves as Oates put it, "one for home and one for anywhere that was not home." ... Oates writes that the previous night Connie had thrown caution to the wind and now she is coming to terms with her actions. ......

• Word Count: 969
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? The techniques that Joyce Carol Oates incorporated throughout "Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been," are ineffective in making this a believable narrative. The one technique the author overused throughout the story is symbolism. The symbolism used...

• Word Count: 497
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School