Where are you going, Where have you been was the most interesting Joyce Carol Oates short story I have read so far. She dedicated this short story to Bob Dylan, and you can see in the story the inspiration she drew from his song “It's All Over Now, Baby Blue. The two main correlations from the song in the short story that stood out to me was, the lyrics “The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense” and “Your lover who just walked out the door”.
I relate the lyrics “The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense”, to Connie crossing the highway with her friends. Was it sensible for them to be doing this, as it was not where there parents knew they were? By crossing the highway and going over to the other side is how Arnold Friend
I relate the lyrics “The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense”, to Connie crossing the highway with her friends. Was it sensible for them to be doing this, as it was not where there parents knew they were? By crossing the highway and going over to the other side is how Arnold Friend