Connie is a representation of a society that considers women as objects of sex whose sole purpose is to be desired, looked at, and owned. The society forgets that women have desires too. In a symbolic parody to Christianity, Oates portrays the grinning boy holding a hamburger aloft, as where Connie feels home that she misses in her life.
Connie is a representation of a society that considers women as objects of sex whose sole purpose is to be desired, looked at, and owned. The society forgets that women have desires too. In a symbolic parody to Christianity, Oates portrays the grinning boy holding a hamburger aloft, as where Connie feels home that she misses in her life.