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I think the moment that was the inciting event in the story was when the strange guy says "I know your name and all about you, lots of things." That starts her fear and makes the reader pulled into the story more.
The inciting event is when Arnold Friend pulls up in the car to Connie's house. Without Arnold Friend there wouldn't be any story. The story would be just Connie sitting in her house on a Sunday. Arnold Friend pushed the story further so without him there wouldn't be any story at all.
I believe that the inciting event was when Connie looked at Arnold in the parking lot for the second time and he stated "Gonna get you baby." I feel that if she hadn't glanced back and showed interest then Arnold Friend wouldn't have hunted her down so eagerly.
I see why you think this is the inciting event.....but I believe th inciting event is when he actually gets to the house and she opens the door. I mean if he has never go to her house or she had never open the door, there will be no story.
I disagree with you TSACK without Arnold there wouldn't be a story. Like in Button, Button if Mr. Steward didn't come to the house and explained the box there would be any story. That is just like Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been if Arnold didn't come to the house there would be any story.
The inciting event in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You been?" is when Connie continues to stand and talk to the shabby-haired boy. If she would have just went inside, or closed the door after realizing she didn't know him there would be no story. She shouldn't have given him any chance to speak with her.
The inciting event is when Arnold Friend first saw Connie. If he would've never spotted her he would've never gotten so like obsessed with her. From there it went to him pulling up in her driveway and stalking her! If he would've never seen her there wouldn't be a story, that's why it's the inciting event.
@gsantiago That's basically what I'm saying, but it's not only that he saw her, he must have seen plenty of girls that night, I think that the fact that she was so obsessed with getting attention from everyone, and only really noticed him from within the crowd, really sent him into hunting her down.
the inciting event for the story "where are you going, Where have you been?" is when she goes to the hang out for the older kids and then leaves with the guy and checks the room to see how many people were looking at her and she see the shabby-haired boy and he says "gonna get you, baby"
The inciting event has to be when Arnold Friend Arrives at Connie's house and she Realizes who it is. Connie hadn't thought about him since the night she seen him at the drive in restaurant, so him suddenly showing up to her house has to be THAT moment when things begin to stir and the story gets interesting.
I think come of you are confusing the inciting even with the climax. Inciting even it defined as the event that "starts off the rising action." If this didn't occur, there would be no action.. Some claim that her going to the hangout began the action, but really, we didn't expect much and som claim that his foreshadow was the inciting event. But, when he did arrive was truly when the action began.
As for the climax, the "point of no return" in by which there is no way the character will never be the same is what you are debating about.. At what point did Connie reach that she would never be the same ever again???
Good point Shadira. We, as well as Connie have forgotten about Arnold at the hangout joint. There was no significance to his presence there at that point. We, as readers, we still waiting for the action to begin int he story.
In my opinion the inciting event would be that if Arnold never saw Connie at the restaurant he would of never had intentions of wanting to ever see her again and if he would not seen her he would of never have tried to do harm to Connie.
I agree with Tsak when he says "I totally disagree that doesn't start anything... Arnold revealing what he is all about and his ultimate creepiness" because it really has nothing to so with it.
The inciting event to me was when she went to the mall because if she didn't go to the mall with the intention of hooking up with guys the guys would not have noticed her. she brought it up on her self because she wanted attention so she got t....
The inciting event in," Where are you going, Where have you been?"is when Arnold Friend first arrives to Connie's house. That event started the whole story, if Arnold Friend never met and went to Connie's house there would be no story.
The inciting event in the story would be when when he pulls up in front of her house. I believe this is the inciting event because i feel like if she would have went with her mother and was not being disrespectful none of this would not have happened, and maybe God was punishing her to an extent because of her wrong doing toward her parents, as well as her level of disrespect
I think the inciting event is when Connie starts to realize all his flaw his shoes his fake hair his vocabulary it just all meant he was trying way too hard. She discovers that hes not as old as he says he is. He's much older and she is in harms way.
I think the inciting event in the story was when Connie saw Arnold at the restuarant. I think Connie just wanted attention from other guys there. That is what caught Arnolds attention. A reader can infer that when Arnold said "I'm gunna get you baby" it is a foreshadow for what is going happen in the end.
I totally agree with Angle She should have never been trying to put herself out there at the restuarant. She tried to act big and bad, now she got herself into a big mess that could have been prevented had she acted her age.
I agree with @rboone when he said if she would of never been at the hangout then arnold would of never seen her. She should have been were she was suppose to be.
Agnle i agree with you that the inciting incident in the story is the part where Arnold says "I'm gunna get you baby" is complete foreshadowing of the ultimate outcome of the story.
I think the moment that was the inciting event in the story was when the strange guy says "I know your name and all about you, lots of things." That starts her fear and makes the reader pulled into the story more.
ReplyDeleteThe inciting event is when Arnold Friend pulls up in the car to Connie's house. Without Arnold Friend there wouldn't be any story. The story would be just Connie sitting in her house on a Sunday. Arnold Friend pushed the story further so without him there wouldn't be any story at all.
ReplyDeleteI totally disagree that doesn't start anything... Arnold revealing what he is all about and his ultimate creepiness
ReplyDeleteI believe that the inciting event was when Connie looked at Arnold in the parking lot for the second time and he stated "Gonna get you baby." I feel that if she hadn't glanced back and showed interest then Arnold Friend wouldn't have hunted her down so eagerly.
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ReplyDeleteI see why you think this is the inciting event.....but I believe th inciting event is when he actually gets to the house and she opens the door. I mean if he has never go to her house or she had never open the door, there will be no story.
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ReplyDeleteI disagree with you TSACK without Arnold there wouldn't be a story. Like in Button, Button if Mr. Steward didn't come to the house and explained the box there would be any story. That is just like Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been if Arnold didn't come to the house there would be any story.
ReplyDeleteThe inciting event in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You been?" is when Connie continues to stand and talk to the shabby-haired boy. If she would have just went inside, or closed the door after realizing she didn't know him there would be no story. She shouldn't have given him any chance to speak with her.
ReplyDeleteThe inciting event is when Arnold Friend first saw Connie. If he would've never spotted her he would've never gotten so like obsessed with her. From there it went to him pulling up in her driveway and stalking her! If he would've never seen her there wouldn't be a story, that's why it's the inciting event.
ReplyDelete@gsantiago That's basically what I'm saying, but it's not only that he saw her, he must have seen plenty of girls that night, I think that the fact that she was so obsessed with getting attention from everyone, and only really noticed him from within the crowd, really sent him into hunting her down.
ReplyDeletethe inciting event for the story "where are you going, Where have you been?" is when she goes to the hang out for the older kids and then leaves with the guy and checks the room to see how many people were looking at her and she see the shabby-haired boy and he says "gonna get you, baby"
ReplyDeleteThe inciting event has to be when Arnold Friend Arrives at Connie's house and she Realizes who it is. Connie hadn't thought about him since the night she seen him at the drive in restaurant, so him suddenly showing up to her house has to be THAT moment when things begin to stir and the story gets interesting.
ReplyDeleteI think come of you are confusing the inciting even with the climax. Inciting even it defined as the event that "starts off the rising action." If this didn't occur, there would be no action.. Some claim that her going to the hangout began the action, but really, we didn't expect much and som claim that his foreshadow was the inciting event. But, when he did arrive was truly when the action began.
ReplyDeleteAs for the climax, the "point of no return" in by which there is no way the character will never be the same is what you are debating about.. At what point did Connie reach that she would never be the same ever again???
ReplyDeleteRemember too, Aguilar, that the inciting event is simply that: one single "event" not a series of events or an entire scene. Be specific.
ReplyDeleteGood point Shadira. We, as well as Connie have forgotten about Arnold at the hangout joint. There was no significance to his presence there at that point. We, as readers, we still waiting for the action to begin int he story.
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ReplyDeletei can agree with @rboone if connie was not at the hang out and have already seen arnold whe she was about to leave with the older guy
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion the inciting event would be that if Arnold never saw Connie at the restaurant he would of never had intentions of wanting to ever see her again and if he would not seen her he would of never have tried to do harm to Connie.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tsak when he says "I totally disagree that doesn't start anything... Arnold revealing what he is all about and his ultimate creepiness" because it really has nothing to so with it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mrs. Erdman, but I think now that I want to change my answer after having read your definition of Inciting.
ReplyDeleteThe inciting event to me was when she went to the mall because if she didn't go to the mall with the intention of hooking up with guys the guys would not have noticed her. she brought it up on her self because she wanted attention so she got t....
ReplyDeleteThe inciting event in," Where are you going, Where have you been?"is when Arnold Friend first arrives to Connie's house. That event started the whole story, if Arnold Friend never met and went to Connie's house there would be no story.
ReplyDelete@GSantiago - Well think about it if she hadn't gone to the mall in the first place then Arnold wouldn't have noticed her.
ReplyDeleteThe inciting event in the story would be when when he pulls up in front of her house. I believe this is the inciting event because i feel like if she would have went with her mother and was not being disrespectful none of this would not have happened, and maybe God was punishing her to an extent because of her wrong doing toward her parents, as well as her level of disrespect
ReplyDeleteI think the inciting event is when Connie starts to realize all his flaw his shoes his fake hair his vocabulary it just all meant he was trying way too hard. She discovers that hes not as old as he says he is. He's much older and she is in harms way.
ReplyDeleteI think the inciting event in the story was when Connie saw Arnold at the restuarant. I think Connie just wanted attention from other guys there. That is what caught Arnolds attention. A reader can infer that when Arnold said "I'm gunna get you baby" it is a foreshadow for what is going happen in the end.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Angle She should have never been trying to put herself out there at the restuarant. She tried to act big and bad, now she got herself into a big mess that could have been prevented had she acted her age.
ReplyDeleteI agree with @rboone when he said if she would of never been at the hangout then arnold would of never seen her. She should have been were she was suppose to be.
ReplyDeleteAgnle i agree with you that the inciting incident in the story is the part where Arnold says "I'm gunna get you baby" is complete foreshadowing of the ultimate outcome of the story.
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