Interesting Toshiko! A great analysis really. When I read the shorty story I took the numbers “33, 19, 17” to portray the reverse in Arnold Friend’s age as he was about thirty years old. Hence his desire to be younger is presented in the descending order of numbers “33, 19, 17.” Perhaps he admired Connie because she was a symbol of youth and joy…[Read more]
In reply to - Toshiko Tanaka wrote a new post, 33,19,17, on the site English 120: The Gothic Imagination The short story Where are you going, where have you been? By Joyce Carol Oates encapsulated a very unsettling tale of a […]↧
