Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

Joyce Carol Oates was born June 16, 1938 at Rockport, New York. She was brought up with her parents on the farm. When she was a child, she began to be interested in books, but she added book love to reading and writing books. In her early twenties she got her first typewriter given by her grandmother. Through her enthusiastic support from her parents, she wrote a lot to her high school and university career. As a high school student, she needed to participate in the contest, write articles on newspaper articles, and receive a scholarship to enter Syracuse University.

Where are you going, where are you going? Introduction of Joey Carroll Oates' short story "Where are you going and where are you going?" In 1966, it was first published in the literary journal Epoch Times. The story tells the starting point and the ritual being told. This work is an example of an adult story, also known as a story of enlightenment. Among such stories, the main character is usually from childhood to adulthood, or from Joyce Carol Oates, an important section of "Where have you been and where have you gone", transition and transition experience I experienced it. Conney's self-absorbed, rebellious, very simple 15 year old young man was thrown into this world of libido. When Oats explains to Connie to us, we will understand the behavior that affects her, not the thoughts of others or the matter they deal with.

In the story, Joyce Carol Oates, rustic girl Conny met a foolish older man, Arnold's friend, "Where are you going?" Connie was fascinated by the charm and beauty of Arnold Friend, so she was deceived and caught in his trap. Connie becomes a more mature mature teenager, interacts with older teenagers and becomes more provocative than her true performance. However, it is easy for Cony to be deceived indeed without knowing about the world. Conny 's actions attracted the wrong attention, and she noticed that not everyone sees what they look like.