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Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Introduction + Context Plot Summary Detailed Summary & Analysis Themes All Themes Appearances and Deception Agency, Control, and Manipulation The Presence of Evil Music and Romantic Fantasy Loss of Innocence Quotes Characters All Characters Connie Arnold Friend Ellie Symbols All Symbols Music Connie’s House Arnold Friend’s Car Literary Devices All Literary Devices Allusions Foil Genre Imagery Metaphors Mood Setting Similes Style Tone Download PDF Download Teacher Edition The LitCharts.com logo. Sign In Sign up for A+ The LitCharts.com logo. AI Tools
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  • Appearances and Deception Theme Icon Appearances and Deception
  • Agency, Control, and Manipulation Theme Icon Agency, Control, and Manipulation
  • The Presence of Evil Theme Icon The Presence of Evil
  • Music and Romantic Fantasy Theme Icon Music and Romantic Fantasy
  • Loss of Innocence Theme Icon Loss of Innocence
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  • Connie
  • Arnold Friend
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  • Music Symbol Icon Music
  • Connie’s House Symbol Icon Connie’s House
  • Arnold Friend’s Car Symbol Icon Arnold Friend’s Car
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Music

From the outset of the story, music symbolizes Connie’s inner life, specifically the pleasure she takes in romantic relationships and romantic ideals themselves. Whenever she goes to the plaza with her friends, music is…

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Connie’s House

For the majority of the story, Connie is standing inside the house and Arnold Friend is trying to convince her to come outside. Slowly, both Connie and the reader come to understand that if she…

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Arnold Friend’s Car

Arnold Friend arrives at Connie’s house in his car, and Connie notices that not only is it battered from a previous accident, but also that it is marked with sentences, such as “DONE BY…

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