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Arnold Friend Character Analysis

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Being a hero takes sacrifice and quick decision making. Connie, in the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is a heroine because she is willing to risk her life by leaving with a devil-like character knowing she will not survive. Connie reluctantly decides that she has no other options but to leave with Arnold Friend as she knows he will hurt her no matter what , but if she leaves on her own he will not harm her family. After Arnold Friend threatens,“You don’t want them to get hurt…[g]et up all by yourself”, Connie realizes she truly has no choices (Oates 11). Connie thinks it is best to go with Arnold Friend because she does not want the burden of her family’s death to be in her hands. Connie exhibits
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