Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
by Joyce Carol Oates

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?: Genre 1 key example

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“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” is a short story that combines realist and supernatural elements. The realism in the story is both social and psychological, meaning that Oates tries to realistically capture the social dynamics of suburban American in the 1960s as well as the inner workings of her characters’ minds.