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Even since the beginning of time, women are given the personality of being the downfall of all men, because of the incident between Adam and Eve. In the stories titled "Where are you Going, Where Have you been?" by Joys Carol Oates and "Young Goodman Brown," by Nathaniel Hawthorne women are all in position where men are superior to women. Connie is under the control of Arnold, while Faith is under the control of Goodman Brown. Women are also given the deceiving and immortal role in the stories, but ironically, holds the reputation of being innocent and/or alluring. In the story of Adam and Eve, women are branded the name of evil and are blame for the suffering of the human race. Mistreated and are called useless, men overpowers women thinking they could be in a better control. Because women are overlooked, many do not see the amount of power they actually contain. In the two stories, varieties of symbols relating to darkness, evil and sin are used to describe women, while they are also traits that give them the superiority to the opposite sex. In these qualities they bestow, men are afraid of women because they know women have a mind of their own, and constantly get what they want. Women can simply tempt men to choose between options they want them to follow and through this, it frightens men that they cannot have that manipulation over them. The false perception of others towards women's actions, capabilities, and how women choose their decisions in life, brings the downfall of men. Women in the two stories all share similar characteristics of being likeable, persuasive, misleading, and lonely. These qualities are blame for the collapse of men towards evil. In the first story titled, "Where are you Going, Where have you been?" the main character, Connie, is a beautiful teenage girl, but who is a very insecure person. She remains on guard, and puts her self higher than everyone else by criticizing others appearance and comparing them to her own. " 'What is this about that Pettinger girl?' And Connie would say nervously, 'Oh, her. That dope.' She always drew thick clear lines between herself and such girls…"(pg. 121) Connie wears a mask that masquerades her true being from the outside world. She uses multiple personalities to deceive the people surrounding her. "She wore a pull-over jersey blouse that looked one way when she was at home, and another way when she was away from home. Everything about her had two sides to it."(pg 119) Using her superiority over others, she gets herself into trouble, and invites evil. "Walking around the shopping plaza in their shorts and flat ballerina slippers that always scuffed the sidewalk, with charm bracelets jingling on their thin wrists; they would lean together to whisper and laugh secretly if someone passed who amused or interested them." The way she conceitedly parade around public, dressing the way she does, she is responsible for the problems that is brought to her.
Approximate Word count = 1756
Approximate Pages = 7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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