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1. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Introduction
2. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Summary
3. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Joyce Carol Oates Biography
4. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Characters
5. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Themes
6. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Style
7. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Historical Context
8. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Critical Overview
9. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Presence of Evil in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
   2. Connie's Tambourine Man: A New Reading of Arnold Friend
   3. Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
   4. "Don't You Know Who I Am?": The Grotesque in Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
10. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Compare and Contrast
11. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Topics for Further Study
12. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Media Adaptations
13. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: What Do I Read Next?
14. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Pictures
16. Copyright

1. Joyce Carol Oates