Connie’s adventure with Arnold Friend In this short story “Where are you going, where have you been?” Carol Joyce presents Connie as a rebellious fifteen-year-old girl. Connie lives in an existential world; the environment she lives in is meaningless for her. Connie finds her escape in music and in daydreaming about all the boys she meets over summer. Connie’s lack of maturity, prevents her from avoiding the event with Arnold. She has a …showed first 75 words of 981 total…

…showed last 75 words of 981 total…do not helped her to deal with Arnorld situation. She is not aware how the real world is. Her dream world does not include any violence, but in fact, she lives in a world that is full of danger and unexpected traps. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Joyce, James. “Where are you going, where have you been?” Literature and the Writing Process. Elizabeth McMahan, Susan X Day, and Robert Funk. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice, 1999. 445-456