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The dynamics of coercion and fear in "Where are you going, where have you been?": a story by Joyce Carol Oates
| dc.contributor.author | Mancelos, João de | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-27T15:59:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-27T15:59:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (1966) is Joyce Carol Oates’s most celebrated and anthologized short story. The tense plot presents a young man, Arnold Friend, who tries to convince Connie Wyatt, a fifteen-year-old girl, to join him for a car ride. Connie declines, feeling there is something wrong with him. Thwarted by Connie’s repeated refusals and excuses, Friend becomes increasingly more threatening. The tense dialogue that occurs between both characters shows the power of coercion and the strategies it resorts to: (1) trickery, (2) manipulation, and (3) threat. At the same time, thanks to Connie, the reader becomes aware of the different responses to coercion. There is a well-structured crescendo that includes (1) anxiety, (2) fear, (3) panic and (4) submission. In this paper I intend to analyze (1) the dynamics of coercion and fear, (2) different strategies used in the process of coercion, (3) several responses to threat, (4) how they are represented in this story, to create suspense. To substantiate my analysis, I resort to the studies of several specialists in the field of gothic literature, criminal psychology, and, naturally, to my own opinions. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.abstract | “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (1966) é o mais célebre e antologiado conto de Joyce Carol Oates. O enredo apresenta um jovem ameaçador, Arnold Friend, que tenta convencer Connie Wyatt, uma rapariga de quinze anos, a dar um passei de carro com ele. Connie declina, sentindo que há algo de errado com ele. Insatisfeito com as repetidas recusas e desculpas de Connie, Friend torna-se paulatinamente mais intimidante. O tenso diálogo que ocorre entre ambos mostra o poder da coerção e as estratégias a que recorre: (1) engano, (2) manipulação, (3) ameaça. Ao mesmo tempo, graças a Connie, o leitor apercebe-se das diferentes respostas à coerção: (1) ansiedade, (2) medo, (3) pânico e (4) submissão. Neste artigo, tenciono analisar (1) a dinâmica da coerção e do medo, (2) as diferentes estratégias usadas no processo de coerção, (3) as várias respostas à ameaça, (4) o modo como são representadas nesta narrativa, para criar suspense. Para escorar a minha análise, recorro aos estudos de vários especialistas na área da literatura gótica, psicologia criminal e, naturalmente, às minhas opiniões. | pt_PT |
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| dc.identifier.citation | MANCELOS, João de - The dynamics of coercion and fear in “Where Are You going, Where Have You Been?”, a story by Joyce Carol Oates. Máthesis. Viseu. ISSN 0872-0215. Nº 22 (2013), p. 117-124 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.34632/mathesis.2013.5251 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0872-0215 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/21560 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Universidade Católica Portuguesa | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Coercion | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Fear | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Gothic short story | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Joyce Carol Oates | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Coerção | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Medo | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Conto gótico | pt_PT |
| dc.title | The dynamics of coercion and fear in "Where are you going, where have you been?": a story by Joyce Carol Oates | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 124 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 22 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 117 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Máthesis | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Cunha Braamcamp de Mancelos | |
| person.givenName | Joaquim João | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 4311-5CF6-585A | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-5867-9376 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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