Where are you going, Where have you been

I thought Arnold had to be a social path. Honestly how can Arnold

know so much about Connie. He only meet her once yet he new about her

parents being gone. Arnold also new exactly where her parents were.

(Joyce Carol Oates pg.517) "He ain't coming. He's at a barbecue." Arnold

enjoyed taunting Connie by saying that if she were to call the cops that he

would come in her house after her. Arnold talked smooth and in a low

tone, almost seductive like. With the mental state Connie is in, it seems

that she is lured in by him. Connie wants to stand tall and not be intriged

by Arnold, but she finds it hard to do.(Oates pg 514)"Now she rememered

him even better, back at the restaurant, and her cheeks warmed at the of

how she sucked in her breath just at the moment she passed him-how she

must of looked to him." Throuh out the story Arnold keeps on talking

about how he wants Connie to come with him and Ellie. He is telling her

basically that she has nothing to loose.Connie keeps on saying that Arnold

is crazy.(Oates pg.517) "Shut up! You're crazy!" But how is it that being

told this does not deter Arnold. Any normal brained indivual it would.

Arnold goes on and on calling Connie names only people dating would

call each other.(Oates pg. 519) "Huh? What're you saying, honey?" Slowly

Connie decides towards the end of the story to give up and just to go with

Arnold. Maybe in fear of her own life or of fear that Arnold might hurt

her family.What the hell Connie is thinking know one will ever know.