A young Girl's Choice
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" has been interpreted in many different ways since it was written in 1970. The story is based on a beautiful fifteen year old girl that spends her summer vacation listening to music, hanging out with friends, and daydreaming about boys. Joyce Carol Oates po....
Ernest Shackleton and Antarctic Expedition
The Three Contexts of the Expedition
The Endurance expedition, led by Ernest Shackleton, can be analyzed under several different contexts. The context under which Shackleton initially portrayed the polar expedition was as an imperial opportunity. In a time when little was known about several are....
Initiation and Maturation
Everybody goes through experiences in their life that matures them. It may be a hard lesson for people, but sometimes the only way to mature and really learn something, is through a rough situation. Many authors have used this initiation/maturation idea in stories to show a character....
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? - Joyce Carol Oates Analysis Essay
Sex, tie-dye, drugs, and general anarchy are the reputation of the 1960s. The youth of this decade in particular were especially susceptible to addiction and chronic carelessness. Joyce Carol Oates creates this theme of carelessness in her work, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?. This a ti....
Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?
Connie, the main character in Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been is a fifteen-year-old girl, just realizing her beauty. It is summer vacation, and she is spending her time either with boys or daydreaming about them. Connie is a typical teenage girl with a desperate need fo....
Where Have all the Fathers Gone?
Where Have All the Fathers Gone?
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. In religion, the word Father is seen as God to Christians; the first person in the Holy Trinity. In the Roman Catholic Church, father is the term to address a priest. In the Bible, God, our heavenly Fat....
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