Essays on Carol Oates

English

Joyce Carol Oates’ story. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been is dedicated to Bob Dylan and his song “It’s all over now baby blue” and is said to be inspired by the three murders committed by Charles Schmud in Tucson, Arizona, which were featured in an article by Don Moser in Life magazine on March 4, 1966. The title of the story itself is intriguing, hinting at things to come; at the dilemma that Connie is in when Arnold Friend wants to take her away from her familiar surroundings to an unknown place and future, "The ...

The movie shows the arrival of Laura Dern, who is superb actress. Under the direction of Joyce Chopra Ms. Laura showed that she could undertake the role of Connie, who is a rebellious teenager, who faces the cruelty of life in extremely challenging ways. The movie is closely linked to the short story “where have you been and where are you going” by Joyce Carol. Like Calif house the Wyats live in, Connie is not well kept, almost empty as well as isolated with the weedy landscape as surroundings. She takes massive time in washing her hair as well ...

Two stories “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor and “Where are You Going? Where Have you Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates have the same style of the storytelling. They both tell us tragic stories that could easily happen in real life. In both of the stories women are the main characters. However, both of the stories have their similarities and differences. One of the common themes for A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor and “Where are You Going? Where Have you Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is elusiveness of ...