Ron Joyce

In the short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates, Connie, a fifth teen year old who does not get along well with her mother, is out with her friends one night at the dine-in while they are supose to be at the mall. As she was walking to the car with n of her friends, another guy smiles and waves his finger towards her. She does not think anything of it until later on one Sunday evening when her parents leave to go to a barbeque that she refuses to go to.…

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner was written in the year 1929 and describes the life of an ostracized woman. The narrator first shows Emily Grierson as elegance, grace, and a southern belle, and then as the story progresses is shown as a martyr of the past. Multiple times throughout the story we are shown how she continues to live by the old ways: no taxes and not putting an actual federal address on her house. It is described that Emily lived under the control of her rather strict father,…

The sorrowful and unpredictable realization of denial and loss can slowly tear down even the strongest willed individuals. In the twisting tales of “A Rose for Emily” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” the recurring theme of denial continuously reminds readers that life is precious and to never take anything for granted. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” focuses on the life and death of Emily Grierson. Although the story begins with her death, the details of her life are revealed…

“A Rose for Emily” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” and Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Fall of The House of Usher” both demonstrate socially impaired families who are psychologically disturbed from the view point of others. These two separate families seem to have incestual relationships causing other illnesses to appear. It is known that incest in humans can cause complications, whether it happens mentally or to offspring. Emily in “A…

The Symbolism of Music in Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates introduces a fifteen-year-old rebellious teenage girl fixated on getting male attention. Unfortunately, this all leads up to a man in disguise, named Arnold Friend, exploiting Connie. However, as the story progresses, the reader begins to notice evidence of the influence music has on Connie’s ideas of romance and love. It is evident that the…

“Bartleby, the Scrivener” and “A Rose for Emily” contain many similarities and differences between the stories’ settings, structures, and the main characters. The settings found in “Bartleby, the Scrivener” and “A Rose for Emily”, although create a similar effect on its characters, contrast greatly. In “Bartleby, the Scrivener” the story takes place in a New York law office, and later a jail, on Wall Street during the mid-1800’s. Bartleby was exposed to the harshness of Wall Street and yet was…

A Rose Ambiguity-the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. Throughout “A Rose for Emily” Faulkner uses a unique style and plot structure to really enhance the story. He adds ambiguity and some additional style like elements to really spice up the story. Throughout the story the unconventional plot really adds enhancement. By starting at her funeral and flashing back to her life it helps grab the reader's attention. The first line especially doing so by, “When Miss…

E. Sharice Fair Mr. Chase English Comp. 2 2/24/15 Symbolism on “A Rose for Emily” The short story by William Faulkner tells how Miss Emily grew up as a very shelter girl from a well known family of her town. Never could anyone image that her upbringing that her father decided for her would have so much effect on her adult life. She faces the falling of the South alone with adversity. Faulkner has several instances of symbolism with the house, dust as well as her aging symbolizing…

inability to know the future. It also permits us to observe our own lives when reflecting on our own motivations for interpreting the incomplete ending in a certain way. Three short-stories that capture this practice nicely are John Updike’s “A&P”, Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, and Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” By examining the non-resolution of these…

There are two components to the literature genre, Southern Gothic being Southern and Gothic. The Gothic aspect focuses on grotesque and gruesome topics such as disturbed and/or distorted characters. The Southern aspect focuses on the issues specifically located in the Southern states which include, racism, differentiating between men and woman’s labor, and most importantly the era (the short story takes place in 1894). In the story, “A Rose for Emily”, written by William Faulkner, one of the…