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Where Are You Going Where Have You Been Research Paper

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In 1960, an infamous murderer went by the name of “The Pied Piper of Tucson.” This man stood out in the small town of Tucson, Arizona. He wore makeup, had dyed black hair, and a fake mole. Although his appearance was not attractive to older women, he had a charisma and charm that made the younger women fall in love. Coming from a wealthy family, he used his money to lure many girls. Charles Schmid, also known previously as the Pied Piper of Tucson, was a serial killer and three girls in their teenage years became his victims. Later on, these girls were buried in the desert. There were many articles published about the murders. This was when a woman named Joyce Carol Oates came across one of the New York Times articles on Charles Schmid's story. Carol Oates then noticed the potential …show more content…

Another way this viewpoint could potentially be true is the number of people Schmid used to lure children in comparison to Arnold. When Schmid was trying to get his next victim, he had two other friends with him at the time. They helped him and hid the girls' bodies once Schmid had killed them. In the story Where Are You Going Where Have You Been, it is only Arnold, Friend and Ellie who arrive at Connie's house. However, if the stories were to match up piece by piece, it would prevent our minds from being creative and seeing the unique story the author had created. Taking everything into account, the story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been is a reflection of the murder of three young women. This story ties back to Charles Schmid’s murder case, with Connie’s age matching up with Schmid’s last victim, Allen Rowe. The ages of both men were almost the same, and both had the same intentions to physically use these girls, and then to murder them. Even though Charles was using money to lure his victims, Arnold used his physical appearance and his words to play mind games with his

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