The drawing is described as a square with multiple triangles inside it without coinciding points that, when looked at, seems to continue on forever and ever. Oats put this portion of the story after we learn about the similarities amongst the families, but before the spot returns on the wall above the fireplace. She is giving the reader a small hint of what has already happened and what will happen later in the story. It represents that no matter who lives in this house, it will always be the exact same as when the stranger and his family lived there and that the pattern will continue on for all time. Where is Here is a very interesting story that is very descriptive, yet extremely vague when read. It allows the reader to draw their own conclusions about the multiple ideas that Joyce Carol Oats have placed throughout the story. “Infinity”, although a unique topic, is just one of many ideas that is portrayed within this piece of writing. It gives many different conclusions about what may actually be happening amongst the people who live in the house, and what could have possibly happened to the family who first lived
The drawing is described as a square with multiple triangles inside it without coinciding points that, when looked at, seems to continue on forever and ever. Oats put this portion of the story after we learn about the similarities amongst the families, but before the spot returns on the wall above the fireplace. She is giving the reader a small hint of what has already happened and what will happen later in the story. It represents that no matter who lives in this house, it will always be the exact same as when the stranger and his family lived there and that the pattern will continue on for all time. Where is Here is a very interesting story that is very descriptive, yet extremely vague when read. It allows the reader to draw their own conclusions about the multiple ideas that Joyce Carol Oats have placed throughout the story. “Infinity”, although a unique topic, is just one of many ideas that is portrayed within this piece of writing. It gives many different conclusions about what may actually be happening amongst the people who live in the house, and what could have possibly happened to the family who first lived