Student#Thesis statements: Yes or No1.Oates’ ability to portray teenagers as innocent and vulnerable symbolizes how society takes control of the weak by means of manipulation.Yes!2.JCO’s message or theme for teenagers is to cherish childhood because the transition to adulthood is irreversible and harsh.Yes!3.Arnold Friend possesses the characteristics of an insane person and this is evident through his stalking, his appearance, and his language. (define insanity)Yes!4.Oates uses Connie to symbolize vulnerable teenagers who traditionally struggle with an identity crisis and Connie is successful in finding herself.Yes!5.JCO creates a situation where Connie, a typical teen age girl who lives in her dreams far away from reality,faces the bitter reality of life but doesn’t know how to react in this situation.Yes!6.JCO tells us a story about a naïve fifteen year old girl and her symbolic journey from childhood to adulthood through the use of .Pending7.JCO constructs a story that has an urgent message for teenagers in the 20th century: beauty attracts evil. Yes!8.JCO portrays Connie as a young girl turned into a woman, by being a hero in this story for putting her life on the line for her beloved family.Yes!9.In “Where are you going, where have you been?” Joyce Carol Oates uses her characters to portray the fight between temptation and the right path; Connie symbolizes a lost soul and Arnold a devil who is trying to persuade her to follow him.Yes!10.Oates uses her protagonist, a self-centered teenager named Connie, as a way to warn other teenagers that being selfish and vain has dire consequences.Yes!11.In Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? all of the characters are recognizable people from our lives because Oates wants us to connect withthe story. Yes!12.Oates uses Connie to symbolize young and naïve women who are tempted by the wolves in their lives.
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