The story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” was written by Joyce Carol Oates. The story is about a typical teenage girl named Connie who is obsessed with trying to act and appear to be a mature woman. Connie’s age and her immaturity contribute to her tragic final end. She is a dreamer and is caught up in fairy tale ideas of romance. Her distorted mind cannot differ between reality and fantasy. …showed first 75 words of 487 total…

…showed last 75 words of 487 total…In the story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” the main character Connie gets caught up in trying to grow up too fast. Her tragic end is blamed on her immaturity and her inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Dreams of romance are distorted and made to seem perfect in her fantasies. Her self-admiring attitude is replaced by fear when she learns that reality is not as frivolous as she had thought.