Where are you going? Where have you been?

In this short story where are you going?, where have you been the main character Connie is a very interesting character. Growing up as a young teenage girl she is very overwhelmed in herself and how she presented herself throughout the novel. In the story she presented herself as very two sided. For example she would say one thing and do another, be somewhere then be somewhere else in the story. Her role is very typical of a teenager growing up. But during the story Connie makes some misleading decisions along the way especially when she stayed with them boys when she only knew she was in for trouble. Any other teenage girl would avoid the situation as much as possible and walk away from the boys but her character misleads the audience and perceives her true personality.

The story in and of itself is very mysterious and leaves you with unanswered questions regarding main events that occur within the novel. It hints to many key events especially determining whether Connie got raped by the two boys. In the beginning of the story Arnold presents many instances as to him approaching Connie in a seductive manner. He showed up at Connie's house randomly which should told her to get as far away from him as possible. He was stalking/creeping on her. The aggressive manner he displays towards her gives me bad vibes. Connie should have noticed many warning signs before she chose to stay with those boys. He safety would've been more secured if she was more conscientious of her actions. Although, teenagers will make mistakes and eventually will learn the consequences. The story leaves many unanswered questions regarding the characters and their actions.

The two boys in the story are the creepiest stalkers and i just get a negative feel when reading how they are going to take advantage of a young girl. When Arnold says, "I'm gonna get you" that would just freak me out and would call it quits especially if she was uncomfortable. The boys make her feel uncomfortable but maybe she is turned on by the bad boy type. Maybe she enjoyed the attention like most girls do lol. But I believe Arnold and his friend come on a little too strong on Connie. I would be creeped out if i was in the situation of getting taken advantage of. This story can relate to many situations nowadays where boys come on too strong to girls and eventually get charges filed against them for unwilling sexual contact. Rape also occurs a lot too and the female is usually the victim because males are naturally more aggressive than women. Oates creates great viewpoints that leave readers questioning the behavior and reasoning behind some of the actions of the characters. The young teen Connie and the unanwsered questions of what happened between the three of them. As well as the boys reasoning for the sexual aggression and confrontation with Connie