“Where are you going, where have you
been” can be described as the narrative of a semi average girl. She lives at
home with a seemingly perfect older sibling who she is constantly compared to.
Her need to stay at home alone while her family was at a BBQ led to her being
assaulted. The thing I found disturbing about this story was how Connie did
nothing wrong to deserve what happened to her. It raises a sense of fear
because this happened to her without any prior warning or for any good reason.
It makes the assault completely unexpected and in turn unavoidable.
This story makes women who read this become hesitant of their
male friends because these kinds of attacks are real and it is difficult to ascertain
who has your best interest at heart. This story did a great job of portraying
helplessness and fear that comes along with this kind of assault. What made
this story so difficult to read was the fact that this is not simply some work
of fiction. But this exact scenario can and has played out for a great deal of
women and this realization makes the story all the more frightening.
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