Group 1
3) In the story “Where have you been, Where are you going,” the main character is Connie. A girl who is at war with her home family, while at the same time picks up boys at a local burger joint. She catches the attention of a young man in a gold jalopy who from there calls Connie out at her house while she is alone.
Group 2
4) Arnold Friend is a random guy whom Connie meets at a local burger restaurant. He then arrives at her house and confronts Connie for a ride with him. The significance of his car, clothing, and language is that all of those are what Connie would have wanted in a guy, a clean cut guy with a nice car, up to date clothing, and smooth language. It’s almost as though he was created from Connie’s mind.
Group 3
1)In the story, Arnold Friend has three numbers painted onto his car 33 19 17. In some
cases they are known to be that of a bible verse Judges (the 33rd book in the bible, if counted backwards) 19:17. This states “And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, "Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?" If one was to translate, it is the title of the story “Where have you been, Where are you going? A second suggestion is one I more likely lean towards and that is the Jesus Christ was 33 years of age at the time of crucifixion, and the missing number between 17 and 19 is 18. So to continue, the 18th letter in the alphabet is “R” and referring to Arnold Friend, the r can be removed and it leaves An Old Friend.
Group 4
3) The story is based in the Tucson region of Arizona. Referring to earlier assigned readings, the triple murder of 1966 in Tucson, Arizona took place in the Tucson desert area. Where a young man had murdered three girls all in which he had talked to or knew. The setting just added the needed suspense to the story to have it feel as realistic as the actual event.