Joyce Carol Oates

From the novel “Where are going, where have you been?” to the big screen Smooth Talk, Joyce Carol Oates and film director Joyce Chopra have brought up some eye opening questions to the audience. The film is about a flirtatious self-absorbed teenage girl who is soon to be a sophomore in high school. Throughout the film she shows an uncontrollable behavior as she flirts with boys and goes window shopping in a mall. In the movie Connie proves that she is different from her mom. Connie’s actions will

In an interview given to Joe David Bellamy, Joyce Carol Oates explained how she was “putting together a group of short stories called Marriages and Infidelities, which include stories that are re-imaginings of famous stories.” While the stories in her collection were meant to be autonomous, they were also testaments of her love and devotion to other writers who helped her become the writer she is today. She showed her “marriage” to Anton Chekhov by reworking his short story “The Lady with the Dog

Mother and Daughter Relationship Exposed in Joyce Carol Oates' Short Story, Shopping The relationship between a mother and a daughter is one of complications, heartaches, and sweet rewards.  This is no exception between Nola and Mrs. Dietrich, characters in "Shopping" by Joyce Carol Oates.  The tribulations of their relationship are shown during their annual shopping trip.  In the time spent together, Nola is obviously trying to break free from her mother and become her own woman.  This coming-of-age

written by Joyce Carol Oates, a well-known American writer born in 1938 who is well-known for her literary works in various genres (“Joyce Carol Oates”). In her short story, Oates depicts Connie, a self-centered teenager, being pursued by a mysterious and potentially dangerous individual who claims to be named Arnold Friend. At the end of the work, Arnold finally convinces Connie to allow herself to be abducted by him and his friend which could lead to Connie’s death. Throughout Oates’ piece, “Where

Where Did She Go? The main character in the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?," written by Joyce Carol Oates, is a fifteen-year-old girl named Connie. Joyce Carol Oates gives this character a confused sense between being two different people. She is nice girl at home and sexually appealing girl when out with friends. Connie is pretty, insecure, attention seeking, lonely, and childlike. Connie's insecurities make her easily manipulated. Why does Connie leave with Arnold Friend

rising in pop-culture. One of these is “Where are you going? Where have you been? By Carol Joyce Oates. This story tells of Connie, a young adult trying to make the leap to adulthood. Connie in her attempt to breach the gap ends up in drawing attention of Arnold Friend sealing the fate of her poorly executed coming of age. Connies ill fated coming of age in “Where have you been? Where are you going?” by Carol Joyce Oates acts as a cautionary tale about modern perils of adolescence. Connie’s parents

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates In Joyce Carol Oates story, a teenage girl named Connie was stripped of her innocence. " Gonna get you baby"( 497).This chilling line is what the devil said to Connie the first time Connie came in contact with him which foreshadows of things to come. This one comment clearly points to a situation where Connie would be taken from a safe haven of innocence. She would be TAKEN, not simply invited. Connie was a

How to Nab Youngsters 101 Joyce Carol Oates wrote “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” in 1966. This was written to be for all the teenagers that think they know best. Connie is a self- absorbed teenager that is extremely aware of her beauty, and uses this to her advantage with different characters throughout the story. Her conflict with her mother and sister because of the self-assurance and arrogance leads to her demise. She gets herself into trouble by disobeying her parents and going

In Joyce Carol Oates’ Where are you going, where have you been, family influence is shown to be a key factor in the molding of a child’s character, who they are. Connie, the protagonist of Oates’ short story, missed out on this key due to lack in positive family influence. Connie, insecure and vulnerable, was led straight into the arms of Arnold, because her family belittled her, caused her dual personality and omitted proper guidance. First of all, Connie’s parents played no role in improving her

You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates, Arnold alludes to the fact that he’s the devil, in order to show that despite the multiple warnings gives her, Connie’s obliviousness allows her to be taken... While Connie was leaving with Eddie, from the restaurant, she has her first encounter with Arnold. Connie notices a man off to the side, he looks her up and down and she can’t help but stare back. Arnold then gives Connie her first warning that he’s the devil, he says; “Gonna get you baby” (Oates 2). Arnold