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Analysis Of Connie In Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

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In Joyce Carol Oates “Where are you going, Where have you been” Connie is a typical teenage girl, she is pretty but cocky. She seems to be extremely normal, she fights with her sister, disagrees with her mom, she enjoys music, & goes out with friends. Everything is normal in her life until on night she is out with her friend. This is the night she meets Arnold Friend, a mysterious stranger, she can’t quit looking back at Arnold, something about him just draws her attention. Arnold seemed like a creep from the beginning. The first time he ever saw Connie “He wagged a finger and laughed and said, “gonna get you, baby.”” Connie forgot all about the creepy guy from the parking lot until one day while her parents were gone to a barbeque, she heard

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