Student\u2019s Name<\/p>\n
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Course<\/p>\n
Date <\/p>\n
Conflicts in \u201cWhere Are You Going, Where Have You Been?\u201d<\/p>\n
In the story \u201cWhere Are You Going, Where Have You Been?\u201d by Joyce Carol Oates, numerous conflicts are present. The main protagonist is Connie a character who experiences several conflicts with the other characters. The main types of conflicts evident are both external and internal conflicts.<\/p>\n
External Conflicts<\/p>\n
The external conflicts are numerous in the story. Some of these conflicts are; when Connie\u2019s conflicts with her mother. According to the mother Connie is messy and cheap, and thus she criticizes her for keeping her room untidy. She is also seen to conflict with her sister. The conflict with her sister arises in that she regards her as being too \u201cplain\u201d and cannot see the need for being popular and \u201chip\u201d (Oates, p.11). Connie sees her mother and sister being too traditional and therefore affecting her independence.<\/p>\n
Internal Conflicts<\/p>\n
Connie lacks time to clean her room due to mixed-up thoughts in her mind. While she is outside lying in the sun, she daydreams with sensual images. When it gets too hot, she goes inside where she turns the radio on \u201cto mask out the quiet\u201d (Oates, p.7). Also, Connie tends to experience her first somber nervousness on the arrival of Arnold Friend. She becomes worried when she looks at Friend\u2019s car. These circumstances show Connie\u2019s internal conflicts.<\/p>\n
Works Cited<\/p>\n
Oates, Joyce Carol, and Tobias Wolff.\u00a0Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?. Difusi\u00f3n, Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n y Pubicaciones de Idiomas, 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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