Art Truck Battle 3 Iso. Read the story. 2. Go to and post a response to this story. Who is Arnold Friend? Why does he come to visit Connie?

What is odd about him? How does Connie react to him?

What happens at the end of the story? What is the meaning of the story? What message(s) is Oates trying to convey to the reader?

Aug 24, 2017 - AP Literature Comments Off on The Pied Piper and Bob Dylan – Context for “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”. A page for describing YMMV: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Alternate Character Interpretation. The nature of Arnold Friend (Serial killer?

Read the posts of your classmates. Respond to a minimum of 3, either agreeing, disagreeing, or adding further comments. Read the following critical interpretations of this story. • 'Don't You Know Who I Am?: The Grotesque in Oates' 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' ' by Joyce M. Wegs • 'A Virgin in the Backseat Smoking Hash' by Michael Kapper • 'The Shadow of the Satyr in Oates's 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' ' by Joan Easterly • 'Oates's 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' ' by David J.

Arnold Friend is the personification of evil in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been. Arnold’s character is loosely based off of real life serial killer. Short Story Analysis 'Where Are You Going? Arnold Friend and his side kick Ellie show up in his. Oates based the basic story on the serial killer Charles.

Piwinski (interpreting the code on Arnold's car) 33 19 17 • 'Connie's Tambourine Man: A New Reading of Arnold Friend' by Mike Tierce and John Michael Crafton 5. Once you have read the articles, return to the class blog and post a response. Do you agree with these critics? Do you disagree? Why or why not? What valid points were made?

Respond to the posts of at least 3 students. Consider the fact that Oates was inspired to write this story after reading an article about a real serial killer. She dedicates the story to Bob Dylan and has said his song 'It's All Over Now Baby Blue' was on as she was writing. Check out the following links and decide if there are any clear links between the real serial killer and Arnold Friend.

Also, read the lyrics to the Bob Dylan song and see if there are any connections to the story. Now that you have read the story, explored the various theories of the critics, and investigated Oates' inspirations for this story, come up with your own interpretation. Use quotes from the actual text, arguments of the critics, and any other evidence you have found to back up your position. Be sure to cite any sources you use.

I have seen almost every serial killer movie ever made. I, also work in the mental health field. Combining this information, I still cannot completely believe what I just watched. Someone in the production was privied to actual mental health knowledge, because this presentation was very realistic. The TV movie dealt with the obsession, but not with the actual disease. This version dealt with the progression of violence and the increasing brazeness of the psychotic mind. Sometimes, it is hard to watch realistic violence, and separate it from every day violence.

The director nailed the unstable personality traits to a tee. Ted Bundy was an animal and a human being, waiting for his true love. There never was one and he paid the ultimate price. If, only Clozaril had been available then. Alan Sheldon.