“Where Are

“Where Are You

You Going,
Going, Where
Where Have
Have You
You Been?”
Been?” by
by Joyce
Joyce Carol
Carol
Emily.Oliver@yesprep.org

Opinion
1. Do you have a role within your family? What is that role and how does it make you
feel? (Ms. K: I have always been the caretaker of my family and at times, this role
has made me resentful towards my brother, as I have sacrificed to nurture others
while he has been allowed to follow his own path, without interruption.)

2. With whom in your family do you have the most conflict? Around what does most of
your conflict center?

3. What is the most rebellious thing you have ever done? Why did you do it? Do you
Psychoanalytic Concepts
regret it?
Criticism
Sigmund Freud’s o Allegory
model of human
Research: you must find the answers to the following questions.
personalities breaks o Realism
1) Allusions fuel this short story. The title and the number
the human into 3 on Arnold Friend’s car
o Surrealism
reference a bible verse. There are also basic parts:
several allusions to fairy tales. oBriefly
Juxtapositi
summarize the allusions. Define the on
a) Little Red Riding Hood: following terms: o Foils

o Id o Psychoanal
b) Sleeping Beauty:
o Superego ysis
c) Cinderella: o Ego o Sibling
o Conscience
d) Eve and the Forbidden Fruit Rivalry

e) Genesis 16:8

2) This story was published in 1968. What major cultural changes occur in the 1960’s?
(Website: www.history.com)
a. Race:
b. Women:
c. Music:
d. Sexuality:
e. Politics:
3) The story is dedicated to Bob Dylan. Who is Bob Dylan? You just need to know this.

4) Find out possible symbolic associations with the following:

a. Green:
 OBJECTIVES
o identify the tone of a selection as expressed through imagery

o analyze the author’s purpose in selecting that imagery

o identify the tone of a selection as expressed through diction
o choose relevant evidence from the text to support their assertion about tone
o analyze how the author’s selection of details contributes to tone
o evaluate the effect of the narrator’s perspective on the text

About the Author

Writer, born in Lockport, New York, USA.

She studied at Syracuse University and
at the University of Wisconsin, taught
English at Detroit (1961–7), then
became professor of English at Windsor,
Ontario. Her first novel was With
Shuddering Fall (1964), and Them
(1969), her fourth novel, won a National
Book Award. Later books include Marya:
A Life (1986), We Were the Mulvaneys
(1996), Broke Heart Blues (1999), and
Black Girl, White Girl (2006). She has
published poetry, essays, and criticism,

Characters:
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Connie: The fifteen-year-old protagonist of the story. Connie is in the midst of an adolescent rebellion. She
argues with her mother and sister, June, and neglects family life in favor of
scoping out boys at the local restaurant. She tries to appear older and wiser than she is, and her
head is filled with daydreams and popular music that feed her ideas of romance and love.

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.

Ellie - A friend of Arnold’s. When Arnold drives up to Connie’s house, Ellie stays in the car, listening to music.
He seems mostly indifferent to what’s.

Connie’s Mother - A near-constant source of frustration for Connie. Connie and her mother bicker constantly
and disagree about almost everything. Connie’s mother envies Connie’s youth and beauty, which she herself
has lost.