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This paper analyzes the main character, Connie, in "Where Are you Going, Where Have you Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates. The author describes the character's experiences in the novel and her social situation in a background of violence.The author reveals how Oates uses violence, especially violence towards women, in her writing.

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"Carol Oates, the author of a number of distinguished books in several genres, is one the most productive, versatile, serious and modern writer of America. Her stories are the image of violence and tragedy. She is praised because of her versatile writing, varied production and prolific publishing. "Her work is characterized by often unbearable violence, and this violence emphasizes her characters' struggles to define themselves against their oppressive environments."

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