Essays on Literary Genres

When first reading this poem the first line alone seemed to mean to work hard or maybe the author is too busy to stop for anything. But upon further reading, it takes another meaning. Is death meaning the personified meaning as in like a grim…

Death is a theme often explored by writers for its dueling mystery and commonality. Its mystery being that no one living can experice death, and its commonality being that everyone living will experience death in the end. It is an untouched inevitability that all of…

Emily Dickinson view on death was one that showed that people do not need to fear death, because death is something that all people should accept if they want to live a full life.How is death seen as an old friend to those who accepted…

‘‘Where are you going, Where have you Been? Is set to be in suburban of America in the 1960s, a global change the sex change or rebellion, women lacked important or significant control over their lives. Author, Joyce Carol Oates, one can see how she…

‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’ is a short fiction story written by Joyce Carol Oates about a young girl who is self-absorbed, and boy obsessed who reaches a breaking point and cannot save herself. This young girl, Connie, isolates herself from family…

In the short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Identity plays a major role in showing the lives of the characters and diving deep into who they are as people. Particularly with Connie and Arnold Friend, the idea of identity is very…

Have people ever considered any of their favorite stories one reads from this era, to be like those of fairy tales of old? Especially the story, “Where are you going, where have you been”. This unnerving story about a girl named Connie, who is very…

The author Joyce Carol Oates at the beginning of the book “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” refers to Connie’s pointless habit of checking her own reflection in the mirrors. This is a reflection of what inspired the short story: Tales of rebirth…

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross “On The Fear of Death” argues that people have become frightened of death because the way people deal and cope with death has changed. Death has become lonely and dehumanizing since more deaths occur in a hospital than in a person’s own home…

“Living fast” is something every kid wants. In the poem We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks, one main message is conveyed. One interpretation of We Real Cool is kids wanting to live fast and, sadly, end up dying at a young age. Gwendolyn Brooks was…