Poetry Discussion
Brooke Miller
Shannon Lawson
English 115-01
October 15, 2006
BEWARE of A. Fiend, He's the Devil!
In Joyce Weigs' critical interpretation of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" she stated "Arnold is clearly a symbolic Satan" and while interpreting the story, the reader can see that Joyce Carol Oates wanted to portray Arnold Friend as just that (166). His name alone justifies the assumption that the abbreviations A. Friend and A. Fiend were chosen for a compelling and specific reason. Unique characteristics such as personality, appearance and super-natural abilities that both Arnold Friend and Satan have in common support Joyce Weigs' critical interpretation for Arnold Friend being a symbolic Satan. Throughout the story, Joyce Carol Oates iterates the critic, Joyce Weigs', opinion on the matter.
In the story when Connie had one of her first encounters with Arnold Friend, the narrator stated "The driver's glasses were metallic and mirrored everything in......
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