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eng125week2assignment_2.docxWHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been
Alanna Collura
Eng125: Introduction to Literature
07/18/16
Prompt #2: Same as in real life, characters in stories lead a life that contradicts their culture and ethics.
Working thesis:
Connie engaged into sexual behaviors at a very young age. A lot of girls are becoming sexually active while they are very young and Connie is a good example.
Primary Source: Joyce Oates “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”
Joyce Carol Oates in her story, “Where are you going, Where have you been?” tells about Connie who is leading a life quite different from that of her sisters. Connie is as young as fifteen years old while her sexual desires are openly communicated. According the author, she always admires herself in the mirror. Again, she would love men to admire her. It is clear that she is too young to engage in sexual matters. This is shown by the way her mother criticizes her behavior as well as her age. Her mother would like her to change her behavior and be like her sisters.
Joyce Oates Analysis of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” (2009) http://www.gradesaver.com/where-are-you-going-where-have-you-been/study-guide/character-list
In her analysis of Connie, Oates describes her as a young character who adopts 2 personalities while navigating adolescence: her home life as well as sexualized. According the author, Connie’s relationship with men or boys is what defines her life. She always thinks about men. In addition, she only pretends to be friends with other girls’ with an aim of approach boys. Here the author agrees that Connie is too young for what she is engaging in. She says that despite Connie’s adulthood as well asexuality experimentations, she happens to a very young child. This is evident in the fact that she reacts like a child towards harm. For instance, she cries calling her mother like a child (Oates, 2009).
Shmoop University: Analysis of Connie (2016) - http://www.shmoop.com/where-you-going-where-you-been/connie.html
According to the Shmoop University analysis of Connie, she is described as one who does not fit as a heroin. The writer disapproves of her behavior. They describe Connie as a spoiled girl just because she is nice looking. She feels superior to her sisters as well as her mother. The writer describes her as one with okward teenabe habits, which include constantly admiring herselfinthemirrors, anxious giggling, and with a fake as well as flirty voice. The writer compares Connie with celebrities of taday, whoare said to marketed as sexually refined and concludes that connie is way too young.The writer feels that her age, 15 years, is way too young for engaging in sexual activities (Shmoop University , 2016).
References
Oates, Joyce, Carol. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? 2009. 14 7 2016 <http://www.gradesaver.com/where-are-you-going-where-have-you-been/study-guide/character-list>.
Shmoop University . Connie. 2016. 14 7 2016 <http://www.shmoop.com/where-you-going-where-you-been/connie.html>.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
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Are You Going, Where Have You B
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Alanna Collura
Eng125: Introduction to Literature
07/18/16
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been
Alanna Collura
Eng125: Introduction to Literature
07/18/16
