Alexie And Arnold Compare And Contrast

Arnold was a brilliant leader in the continental army, leading to many victories for the United States. His uncommon bravery had really showed a great impression on all the soldiers, boosting their morals even more. ”Arnold dedicated himself to the Revolutionary cause, sacrificing family life, health, and financial well-being for a conflict that left him physically crippled, sullied by false accusations, and profoundly alienated from the American cause of liberty.”

The point of view in “Code Name Verity” is split into two different points of view. In Part 1, the point of view is “Verity’s” first person point of view. She is writing a confession for the Gestapo in hopes of buying herself time to live, and by doing that she is telling the story of her best friend Maddie. “Von Linden said I have two weeks and that I can have as much paper as i need. All I have to do is cough up everything I can remember about the British War Effort.” (4). While the story is written in First Person point of view, Verity

“Nothing about Arnold Friend is genuine, except his violent intentions and his skill at psychological and physical intimidation. By the story’s end, Connie understands that she is not the confident flirt she thought, but a powerless pawn in the hands of a dangerous individual.” (Cormier)

Based on the actions and appearance of Arnold Friend, he is the devil. Arnold portrays the devil in many ways. The author of “Where are You Going, Where Have You Been”; Joyce Carol Oates, shows Arnold by his strange appearances, supernatural abilities, speech, odd symbols, and clues that state that he is the devil. When Connie first sees Arnold from the distance he thinks that he looks young and around her age, but later on in the story when she sees him up close she could tell he was a older man that was just attempting to make himself appear younger than he really is. Arnold Friend could be seen as a devil- like figure through his appearance. The idea of him being devil- like because of the temptation element. In looking to attract another, the

1. Arnold Friend 's name can be interpreted as being "a friend." Also, by removing the r 's, his name becomes "an old fiend," which can be interpreted as a reference to a demon or even Satan. What other clues are there that Arnold is not who he claims to be?

Although we never fully discover the humanness of Arnold, one thing is for sure, “He invites fear rather than attraction when he claims to know things about her family and neighbors that he couldn’t possibly know.”(SparkNotes Editors)

I became extremely uncomfortable with Arnold Friend the moment he pulled into Connie’s driveway and said, “I ain’t late, am I?” (592). Friend was a complete stranger to Connie. She did not know him, nor did she know what he wanted. She acted calm and unbothered, not showing one ounce of interest in him. Furthermore, Arnold

Arnold was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut. He was one of five children, and only him and his sister survived childhood. At age 15, Arnold ran away from home to join the Connecticut militia to fight in the French and Indian War (Gaines 11). For Arnold’s education, he went to a tutor at a very young age. After that, Arnold attended Prudence Crandall’s School in Canterbury and was later taught by a man known as Reverend James Cogswell. He was expected to go to Yale, but dropped out due to father’s alcoholism (Gaines

Arnold also said, “I'm your lover. You don't know what that is but you will” (Oates). He is saying this because he loves Connie, and he want her to love him back. He just wants to win someone’s love, and Connie seems to be his attempt. Arnold states, “And I'll come inside you where it's all secret and you'll give in to me and you'll love me” (Oates).

Remi Antwon and Braydo are just three ten year old boys that just got out of there houses to go walking around the Hollywood streets to buy ice cream from Baskin Robbins, but out of the mist a sudden alien attack happens!

This quote expresses her feeling while the Nazis were rising. I had thought that she was in dark room confused and wandering around seeing opportunities hoping it was not a dream. The metaphor that I just used was to explain in my way that would try to help others understand. She was scared about what shops and schools to go to. They had made a separate shops and schools just for the Jewish. Soon they will realize that the problem in hand will be just more than discrimination among religious beliefs, but  the death of many. This also shows some connections with the activity appearing across the globe of people who are suffering due to the government. This has also reminded me of most of the discrimination against the blacks from whites. The

The Veritys’ sporadic, downstage placement depicted her fragmented, powerless personality: we curled up, emphasising her isolation, and stared at one spot each while saying our line. Before the Veritys spoke, we looked down at the floor before snapping our heads up, gasping. We raised an arm while speaking until I, the final Verity, finished and we dropped them. This gesture supported us all being one person.

"A lie can travel halfway around the word Guard the turth is putting on its sheos". This quote tells me that Mark Twain Belives that every person likes to lie but Helling the turth is the right thing to do although its hard.

Whether it be arrogance or vanity the underlying cause of this is her tendency to exceed and outdo her mother’s unfair comparisons and criticisms. In this respect, she grew rebellious. Hearing whispers of debaucherous behavior afoot she decides to make an escape under the cover of night from her home. She see’s people, falls in love with the music being played but oddly some young man seemed to wag his finger in the air at her, that night they exchanged a relatively long conversation of seemingly no consequence. This presumed boy was Arnold Friend a character soon to return. That night but one of her daydreams, the music echoing through the naive mind of a carefree teenager her family is going out to eat and she refuses to go despite or possibly in spite of her mother’s scorn. The entity of Arnold appears again, almost timed with the departure of Connie’s family. She opens the door to see him standing by his car. They talk a bit and it’s clear he wants her to come along. He seems pushy yet it almost seems as if she’s charmed. That notion is dashed along with any sense of security with this line “ ‘Hey how old are you?’ His smiled faded. She could see then that he wasn’t a kid, he was much older-thirty, maybe more.”(Oates 319) From there, there is an unwanted

Through subliminal revelations, Oates slowly expresses the true character of temptation in the form of Arnold Friend. Oates’s eerie introduction of Arnold can be utilized to extrapolate the true meaning of Arnold Friend’s name thus revealing its underlying satanic meaning. When the character Arnold first arrives at Connie’s house, it is stated, “This here is my name, to begin with, he said. ARNOLD FRIEND [...] I wanta introduce myself, I’m Arnold Friend and that’s my real name and I’m gonna be your friend, honey” (Oates 3). When Arnold is introduced he seems genuine although his words quickly spiral towards deception and the irony of his