Smooth Talk

Smooth Talk is a film adapted from the short bilgewater Where are you going? Where have you been? by the author Joyce sing Oates. The short story was first published on 1966 while the film was released on 1985. The booster rocket Connie in the short story was a fifteen year old new-fashioned lady who has two sides of herself one side if for her home and the otherwise is for extraneous her home or anywhere else aside from home. Connies sister named June is the opposite of her. While June is being praised by her mother which is also different from Connie, Connie on the other hand was a young girl who enjoys the company of her girl friends. Together with her girl friends, they enjoy watching movie or have a qualifying to shopping plaza.In the short story written by Joyce Carol Oates, Connies graphic symbol was described as a young girl who is fearfulness with the way she looks. Her character was centered in her physical appearances and gestures and not so much of her attitude a nd feelings. It was evident in the short story when Joyce Oates describes Connies quick, sickish giggling habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other peoples faces to make sure her own was all right (Joyce Carol Oates. 1966).The vulnerability of Connies character was very present in the story when Arnold acquaintances enters the picture and forces her to do with her. Arnold Friend is described as a suspicious odd whom she saw once and suddenly knows almost everything about her and her family. Connie at a very young age was susceptible to Arnold Friend who wanted her to simply go out and have a ride with him. Her character in the short story define a weak young girl who faces a gentlemans gentleman she doesnt even know and mocks her up until she get big of everything on her mind. Joyce Oates was precise about Connies vulnerability when she describes howConnie helplessly tries to let go of Arnold Friend but vulnerably ends up with his arms. Indeed, the sho rt story was in fact a manifestation of how powerless Connie was in terms of her handling Arnold Friends attitude towards her. Connie could have had done something but with her vulnerability as a young girl she gives up something of herself.On the other hand, Smooth Talk visually presented the short story to film. Connies character was evidently showed in the film as a young fifteen year old girl who flirts virtually with boys and loves to cruise the shopping malls with her friends. Connies character was expanded in the film, adding up some new things that were not mentioned in the short story. Nonetheless, Connies being inconstant and flirt was still evidently in the film. Her suspicious stranger was more powerful in the film seducing her with his smooth-talking way.In the film, Arnold Friends character involves informal desire for Connie and his character was full of aggressiveness to seduce Connie. Connie on the other hand, is a young girl who is silly and flirtatious with oth er guys but come one Sunday morning when she was left alone at home and was confronted with the suspicious stranger, Connies vulnerability was evidently showed. Her character as a young girl who has two sides of herself was helplessly alone and afraid, trying to overcome Arnold Friends seduces. While she was trying to figure out what to do and how to let loose of the stranger, the smooth-talking man tries to seduce her and consistently tries to win her.Part of the film was entirely focused on the situation on which Connie was confronted by the stranger just worry in the short story. Though thither were some minimalchanges in the film that wasnt mentioned in the short story, Smooth Talk by tom turkey Cole gave justice to Joyce Oatess Where are you? Where have you been?. Connies character in the short story was more innocent than her character in the film. Although it was the same, her character in the film portrayed by Laura Dern was lavishly and lovingly textured. (Joyce Carol Oate s. 2007)Basically, the mere fact that a short story is being testify while the film was being watched evidently showed that Connies character of vulnerability was formulated both in the short story and in the film. It was clearly delimitate and translated in the sort story how Connies weak character gave her the risk of giving herself up for Arnold Friend. While in the film, both Connie and Arnolds characters were emerged consistently as described in the short story. The vulnerability of Connie in the film is just somewhat the same in the short story. But Connies being nave of the things that happens around her was clearly specified in the short story.Nevertheless, Smooth Talk and Where are you? Where are you going? is both a masterpiece in there own rights and abilities. The two is not only about the reality of a teenager growing up in a harsh world immaterial her home but also it imparted to us the idea of some issues that runs inside a family or inside home that most of us tak e for granted.The version was visually presented well from the short story and just the same, both gave the justice on its own. Connies character provides us the imagination of how innocent and free pungent she was as a young girl that in the end lose herself to a man she doesnt even know but who knows her very well. on that point lies the mystery or the story by Joyce Carol Oates.Works CitedOates, Joyce Carol. Where are you going? Where have you been?. Celestial Timepiece A Joyce Carol Oates Home Page. Joyce Carol Oates. 12 July 2007. University of san Francisco. 24 July 2007. http//jco.usfca.edu/works/wgoing/text.html.Brussat, Frederic and Mary Ann. Film Review. Spirituality and Practices Resource for Spiritual Journals. Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. 2007. 24 July 2007. www.spiritualityandpractice.com.