The Life of Joyce Carol Oates and Her Story Where Are You Going, .
Joyce Carol Oates is no doubt one of the greatest authors of her time it is obvious that her writings endure even today. Upon reading her biography and descriptions of her works it is inferred that Oates is a bit strange in the way she chooses to write. For example, the author explains that:.
There have been changes in Oates's writing habits in more recent years. While her first novels were all written on a typewriter, first draft through, then revisions, then final draft, the more recent novels have been written in longhand. (Westcott 3: 120) .
Some may not view this as strange but if it is considered how many stories Oates has written and the length of many of these I am sure it is easily understood some viewing her as strange. No matter her form of writing though she is still essential to American literature even today. Perhaps, one of her most notable works is the short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? .
"The material for Oates's writing comes from everywhere [and] her characters are admittedly composites of real people" (3: 120) this statement could not be more true when you consider the origin of the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" The story is roughly based on a true story of a young killer in Arizona. The fact that she would write about such a heart wrenching true story portrays something about Oates herself. She must have been touched when she heard the accounts of the murders if she took the time to sit down and devise a story about them. She added some great detail to the story when describing the main character "her name was Connie. She was fifteen and she had a quick, nervous giggling habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people's faces to make sure her own was all right" (Oates 148). Maybe with these statements about Connie, Oates was actually giving us glimpses of her own personality or perhaps maybe someone else that she knew.
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"...she knew she was pretty and that was everything" (Oates, 14). Connie, the main character of the story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?... She was described as having long, dark, blond hair that she wore " part pulled up on her had and puffed out and the rest she let fall down her back" (Oates, 15). ... Joyce Carol Oates overall described Connie as a pretty, young girl. ... Joyce Carol Oates describes Connie from there different points in the story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?. ...
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False perceptions and stark realities are seen in Joyce Carol Oates' short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ... Oates elucidates that Arnold has a "long and hawk like (nose), sniffing as if she (Connie) were a treat he was going to gobble up and it was all a joke"" (368). ... As Connie is walking past the screen door, Oates writes, "so much land that Connie had never seen before and did not recognize except to know that she was going to it" (377). ... Joyce Carol Oates suggests that one's perception on something such as sexuality may not always be what it seems, suc...
Having said that, Joyce Carol Oates, "Where are you going, Where Have you been?" ... He tells Connie what she is going to do: ""Now what you"re going to do is this: you"re going to come out that door. ... He even tells her how he will have sex with her: "I"ll hold you so tight you won't think you have to try to get away or pretend anything because you"ll know you can't. And I"ll come in side you where it's all secret and you"ll give in to me and you"ll love me" (Oates 701). ... (flannery O"Connor, Joyce Carol Oates) Nancy Bishop" writes, "Connie becomes more and more frighten...
Compared to the other characters in the short story "Where are you going, Where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates, the character Arnold Friend is one of the most developed and multifaceted. Besides have an intriguing personality, Arnold Friend is symbolic to the devil. ... As he watched her pass by he said, "Gonna get you baby." ... One of the deal were either she would go with him for a ride or he would kill her family. ...
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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. ... In story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ... In the story "Where are you going, where have you been?" ... In the story "Where are you going, where have you been?" ...