her lifestyle. She never did anything that would be considered harmful to herself or to others. Connie is left with an unknowing sense around her, “I’m not going to see my mother again. She thought, I’m not going to sleep in my own bed again”(590: 151). Connie knew her world had come crashing down, her fantasy world was over. There’s now nothing left for Connie to recognize and be familiar with. Nothing would be the same for Connie anymore; she had no more security. Connie is now being forced into a third lifestyle, a life of reality. All her teenage pop culture desires have turned into non-existence. Connie is forced to grow up in an instant. Arnold Friend leaves her with a life she cannot begin to understand. She rushed to grow up and now she is.“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” shows how life can be destroyed by not living it as a person should. Connie wanted lots of attention. She never experienced reality, constantly living in a fantasy world. She based her life on looks, music, pop culture and the popular boys. Arnold Friend comes into Connie’s life and takes over. He forces her into unwanted situations, to think about new issues, when she realizes she was happy with the way everything was. Connie’s encounter with Arnold Friend changes everything, bringing her narcissistic ways to an end, and her innocence is lost. Bibliography1. Kirzner, Laurie G.; Mandell, Stephen R. Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Third Edition. Harcourt Brace Publishers, Orlando. 1997...
