Where are you going, Where have you been? By Joyce Carol Oates

This essay explains the evilness Arnold friend had over Connie and how he manipulated her. In Joyce Carol Oates, Where are you Going, Where Have You Been, there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend and how he pulled Connie into a dark world of sex and emotion. Oates extracts scenes of real life and adds them into her story. The reality Oates implies in her story is to explain there are demons …

…painful way. She was a fifteen year old girl who had too many illusions and was too much ahead of herself. She did not know when to stop when danger was lurking around. When Arnold showed up at her doorstep, she could have easily not answered or shut the door immediately and called the police, instead she had to satisfy her curiosity to the fullest and it lead her to a painful end. Word count:779