In Joyce Carol Oates Where Is Here, Julio Cortazar's Dream Collector

When I was 11 years old, I went to Knott’s Berry Farm with my big sister and Two brothers. We were waiting in line to get in the amusement park, and then we finally got in and went straight to silver bullet. I was scared to get on it because I never been on a roller coaster before and to me the ride seemed pretty intense. So we finally got on and I was scared and thrilled at the same time. Eventually we finished the ride, and I was relieved and still frightened by the ride, so I didn’t go on it anymore. This was supposed to be a fun experience with my siblings but it rapidly transformed into a terrifying experience that I will never forget. Transformation obviously creates fear. This can be seen in the following three stories as well. Oates’s “Where Is Here,” Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over,” and Arthur Tress’s “Dream Collector” uses transformation of an ordinary person and an ordinary setting to show us how easily circumstances can change. Joyce Carol Oates “Where Is Here” uses transformation to scare people because it shows how a normal house can change in an instant and make the reader uncomfortable. This is effective because

This is effective because the transformation will make the reader scared since they aren't used to seeing these unusual types of photos. For instance “Young boy and hooded figure , New York City, 1971” (84). In this photo it shows a young boy in a cape like black hoody. To many it is dark and evil and no one wants a part of it. “Girl with mask, Rhinebeck, 1972” (85). This proves that many people are scared of transformations because the little girl is seen as a creepy figure. No one wants anything to do with this little girl. Therefore, transformation was effective because it shows regular human beings transformed into monasteries types of figures, scaring the