Connie: The Big, Dumb, Horny Daydreamer When one looks at this title there is no doubt that it is an eyecatcher and that it must suggest some good points on a story. Connie, in Joyce Carol Oats’ Where Are You Going, Where Have You been?, imagines that Arnold friend comes over to get her. Although Arnold Friend seems to be real to the reader and to Connie, he, his friend, and his car are all …showed first 75 words of 792 total…

…showed last 75 words of 792 total…a definite meaning of Connie’s imagination. Just the same for dreams, the scene changes unexpectedly and unnoticed. Even though Connie always thinks about herself, in the end she thinks about her mother and the dishes, and the things she should have done. This is reality coming into play. This is her realization setting in as she finds out the truth about herself. The little, dumb girl finally had a daydream that went all wrong.