Essay on (“A&P,” “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” or “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”)

Write an essay in which you analyze a character from one of the stories we have read (“A Good Man is Hard to Find,” or “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”) . In this essay you will present a thesis in which you make a statement about your chosen character. In the body of the paper, you will support that thesis with quotes from the story and analysis of those quotes. I have already made thesis and body paragraph on my own. The assignment is due tonight. Here is the thesis and body paragraph I did. “Joyce C. Oates’s “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” The Immaturity of Our Youth In this story it really shows the immaturity of todays youth. One bad decision could be fatal. Immaturity verses maturity, a battle that has been fought since the beginning of time, and teens. In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Joyce C. Oates portrayal of immaturity shows how emotions can effect immature decisions. Initially, Oates shows Connie as an extremely conceded young woman. Oates explains how she constantly looks at herself in the mirror. She knew that everyone thought she was pretty and she loved it. She was self infatuated by her image. I can imagine that Connie’s mother was constantly telling her to stop being self infatuated with herself. “