Character Analysis Of Arnold In 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?'

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Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates is a story with a character named Arnold friend. In the story Arnold is depicted as a very out going individual; and this is seen as soon as he is introduced. As the the story progresses his personality shines through and presents himself to be quite a creepy man from my perspective. However, Ellie focused more on his voice rather than the content and perceived it as a "simple lilting voice, exactly as if he were reciting the words to a song". As the story progresses it continues to focus on many other aspects but, one reoccurring aspect in relation to Arnold is his voice. He is shown to have many tones ranging from the aforementioned "simple lilting", to "stage voice", and "the