Joyce Carol Oates began her career with what may be her best piece of writing, a little short story named "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Published in 1965, it tells the story of a naive teeny-bopper named Connie who necks with the boys from the other side of the tracks just to escape her boring family. Unfortunately, her adventures with the boys take a decidedly darker turn when she gets noticed by a sadistic serial rapist named Arnold Friend. Friend stakes out her house, and when her parents leave he mentally torments Connie until she loses her mind and can do nothing but obey him. She leaves her house, gets in the car and rides toward must what be imminent doom.
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