Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Resources
Websites
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From the University of San Francisco. Lots of good stuff here, including the full texts of some of her pieces.
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A full-text version of the story, from an authorized Joyce Carol Oates website.
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Oates was inspired, in part, to write this story as a result of the actual murder of teenage Alleen Rowe by Charles Schmid. You can read about Schmid here. He even stuffed his boots to make himself taller.
Documents
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In this Google Books preview, you can read Elaine Showalter's introductions to Oates's story and an essay from Oates on her story and the film, Smooth Talk.
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The NY Times review the 1985 movie based on Oates's story.
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Ebert's review of the movie – he gave it 3.5 stars.
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Lyric's to Bob Dylan's song, which was one of Joyce Carol Oates's inspirations for the story. (Oates dedicated the story to Dylan.)
Video
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Check out the trailer for the 1985 movie adaptation, Smooth Talk.
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Watch a few scenes on YouTube.
Audio
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Lyrics and performance of a Schubert song based on a theme ("Death and the Maiden") that inspired the story.
Images
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A website exploring the "Death and the Maiden" theme in Renaissance art. Learn more about how this is connected to Oates's story in our discussion on "Symbolism."