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Category: Exploratory Essay

Where Connie’s Mind Has Gone

5 years ago

791 words

Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” exemplifies the nature of repression and wishful impulses as described within the “Five Lectures On Psycho-Analysis,” by Sigmund Freud. We are given an omniscient perspective that often provides insight onto how the protagonist feels. With this information we can rationalize the seemingly demonic antagonist…

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