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Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been": Defense Mechanisms
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Aaron G
The story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" by Joyce
Carol Oates is truly littered with conventions of Psychoanalysis. Freud
developed a list of defense mechanisms used by the human subconscious in
order to deal with issues .... Middle of Term Paper
... a teenager, so it
seems odd that Connie's father does not take more interest in her Friday
night goings-on. Instead of asking questions and probing into the
situation he chooses to stay complacent about it thereby avoiding a
confrontation with her and also avoiding having to deal with issues of her
newly found sexuality and the circumstances surrounding it.
The most obvious example of denial falls in the lap of Connie
herself. Connie is prone to deny the possibility of danger in the
confrontation with Arnold Friend. This could be out of need for acceptance
as she does not receive the attention a young girl entering adulthood
requires.
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