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29 Joyce Carol
Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
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"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is a frequently anthologized short story written by Joyce Carol
Oates. The story first appeared in the fall 1966 edition of Epoch Magazine. It was inspired by
four Tucson, Arizona murders
committed by Charles Schmid,
which were profiled in Life magazine in an article written by Don
Moser on March 4, 1966. Oates said that she dedicated the story to Bob Dylan because she was inspired to write it
after listening to his song "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue."
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Song :"It's All Over Now, Baby
Blue"
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Joyce Carol Oates is an American
author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over
forty novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of
short stories, poetry, and nonfiction.
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anti-protagonist à Arnold Friend
A dangerous figure who comes to Connie’s
house and threatens her. Arnold has pale, almost translucent skin; his hair
looks like a wig; and he appears both old and young at the same time. He seems
like a demonic figure, perhaps even a nightmare rather than an actual human
being, but his true character is never fully clarified.
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scared (adj.) If you are scared
of someone or something, you are frightened of them.
babysitting
babysit (v.) If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while
they are out.
attend(v.)
If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
protagonist (n.) A protagonist in a play, novel, or
real event is one of the main people in it.
hang in: be persistent, refuse to stop.
Shopping plaza
prefer (v.)
preference (n.) If you have a preference for something, you
would like to have or do that thing rather than something else.
bore (v.) If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and
uninteresting.
I found I’m bored.
Song: Blowing in the Wind
安德森之夢
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jalopy : an old, worn-down car.
vexation: is a
feeling of being annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated.
How vexing?
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Theme: A theme in
an artist's work or in a work of literature is an idea in it that the artist or
writer develops or repeats.
Motifs: A motif is
a theme or idea that is frequently repeated throughout a piece of literature or
music.
Symbols: Something that is a symbol of a society or an aspect of life seems to represent
it because it is very typical of it.
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The house is haunted.
haunted (adj.) A haunted building or other place is one where a ghost
regularly appears.
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Where are you going, where have you been and Bob Dylan (YouTube)
She is a natural writer. That’s a good question.
Gothic novel that is largely dominated by the subgenre of Gothic horror, is a genre or mode of literature that combines fiction, horror and Romanticism.
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Faith Hill is an American country pop singer and occasional actress. She is
one of the most successful country artists of all time, having sold more than
40 million records worldwide. Hill
is married to country singer Tim
McGraw, with whom she has recorded several successful duets.
