"Where are You Going, where Have You Been?"

"Where are You Going, where Have You Been?" | Joyce Carol Oates, Elaine Showalter

#31bookpics day11 #unforgettable @howjessreads
I read this short story in college and it still haunts me today. Even more after learning that the antagonist was based on an actual serial killer!

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victoria.tuttle

Where are You Going, where Have You Been?: Stories of Young America | Joyce Carol Oates

Day 4 of #riotgrams "Favorite Villain"
Arnold Friend from "Where Are you Going, Where Have you Been" By Joyce Carol Oates. One truly terrifying dude!

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SarahK

Where are You Going, where Have You Been?: Stories of Young America | Joyce Carol Oates

Do any of you follow Joyce Carol Oates on twitter? She is hilarious (and smart). I love her cat related tweets.

DeborahSmall Yep I follow her, really funny 💕 8y

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Yossarian

"Where are You Going, where Have You Been?" | Joyce Carol Oates, Elaine Showalter

My favorite part of teaching 9th Grade English is the slow reading (over a month) of this story in class -- sentence by paragraph by section. I would change almost everything in the Curriculum if I could, but I'd leave this story.

Blaire @Yossarian I vividly remember studying this story in sophomore English. I went on a Joyce carol Oates reading spree after that. 8y

PurityofEssence @Yossarian I must confess: I've never read any of her work. Do you have any suggestions of where to jump in? 8y

Alfoster @Yossarian I agree! Love teaching this one--makes for such great discussions! 8y

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Alfoster @PurityofEssence And coincidentally, today Amazon has her book of short stories, Dear Husband on sale for $1.99. 8y

PurityofEssence @Alfoster can't say no to that! 8y

Jrich I'm teaching this for the first time next week. Can't wait to introduce it to my students. 8y

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