Connie never suspected that she was being stalked until it was too late. Maybe she was a bit naive, but she was only fifteen and she acted just like any other girl her age would. She could trick her parents into believing what she wanted them to believe, she was obsessed about her looks, and she loved listening to music, fantasizing about the lyrics and dreaming about boys. Connie was just like many other girls her age, except for the fact that she was being stalked, and never suspected it until it was too late. Connie was enjoying her summer vacation going out with her friends, hanging around her house listening to music, and dreaming about the boys she met. She never suspected that she was being stalked until it was too late. In Joyce Oates story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” Connie unknowingly meets the man who had been stalking her, Arnold Friend, and her carefree summer comes to an end.(or is taken away by the devil himself.)
One beautiful warm Sunday afternoon,
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He even knew that her family was gone for the day. He smirked, “He ain’t coming. He’s at a barbecue.” He continued, “Aunt Tillie's...There’s your sister in a blue dress, huh? And high heels, the poor sad bitch - nothing like you sweetheart!” (Oates, 4). The only way he could have known how her sister was dressed, or that her family was at a BBQ for the day, was if he had been spying on her and her family. Connie had never talked to this man before, or encouraged him in any way, yet here he was claiming, “Yes, I’m your lover. You don't know what that is but you will. I know that too. I know all about you” (Oates, 4). He is not a young boy wanting to take Connie on a simple date; he is a grown man that has been following her every move for some time in order to gain that much knowledge about her and her life. He had been stalking Connie for quite a