Questions on "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?"

You would think that the main character would be Connie, however, in a lot of ways, you could see the main character being Arnold since is the main symbol. In so many ways, he was represented as the devil. Just as Connie had been out enjoying herself, the "devil" came along and presented himself as a friend in order to get what he wanted.The house serves as a metaphor for Connie's identity because the mother had been trying to paint the house for years. I think this symbolizes the mother's desire to change her daughter into a responsible young lady. The numbers 33 19 17 are often thought to be representative of the Bible story in Judges. In the story a man's concubine runs away from him. The man eventually gets her back, but treats her badly. In the end, the man kills her. The moral of the story being that you should always speak your mind or you could end up in a situation that you did not want. This clearly relates to the story as Connie definitely ended up in a bad situation. I think the biggest image in the story was that of Arnold Friend. I believe that he was supposed to create the image of the devil. Many things such as his stance but especially the way he came across makes me think this way. Much like the devil, Arnold comes to Connie like he's "an old friend" (take out the first r), but as the conversation goes on, the reader quickly realizes that he's nothing but "an old fiend" (take out both r's). This is also how the devil acts.