Where are you going, where have you been?
This short story hides some interesting reactions. In addition, there are some points to take as psychoanalytical criticism. Connie; she is a fifteen years old girl, who is interest only in her physical appearance and in men. Firstly, the aggressive phase is presented, no as physical violence, but we can notice how Connie treat her mother and her sister. She does not care about them, and she even wants to see them dead. Adolescents are so difficult to carry out, and we can see many situation in daily life same as Connie in this story, sons do not respect their family neither their parents because they think only in them. Of course, there are adolescents that are not like Connie, but all of them are known as difficult people. Then, another aggressive phase is when Arnold friend appears in Connie’s house trying to tangle and confuse her, to the point that he threats her for having her inside the car. In one part, he get mad and talks to her in a bad way.
Also, as a denial, here it’s find a young girl who does not want to accept that she has problems with men, and with her personality. She does not accept that being an “easy girl” will not make her feel good, because being as she is, any men is not going to take her seriously.
In the psychic zone, the id takes place specifically with Connie, she is selfish and amoral, always thinking about her, and how society is going to see her physically, not morally. She does not care even her family, only to seek her pleasure.
Now, my point of view of this short story is, that woman has to take care her physical appearance, yes, it is important, but is less important that take care the reputation, nowadays women are instruments to sell whatever, thing that is completely wrong, because we as women need respect from other people and respect from ourselves. I think, that in Connie’s family were difficult mostly in part from the mother to accept how is Connie, but in the other hand the family ignore how she was, because they did not make anything to help Connie, she did not have limits, she always did whatever she wanted. Putting me in her place, I would not have accepted to meet Arnold friend, neither getting inside his car; maybe I would call the police, but getting inside his car, never. Of course, it is not the same to talk than to live the situation, but there is always an outlet for every bad situation.
Tell me your point of view.
1. Do you think that Connie's situation with arnold friend have another outlet?
2. What could be a recommendation for adolescents like Connie?
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