Comparing and contrasting Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (1955) and "Where Are You Going, Where Have- You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates" (1966), the reader can find many similarities and differences between The Misfit in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and Arnold Friend in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been". The article will examine these two characters and analyze their relationships with the main character of each story as well as how they reflect certain aspects of religions. In Joyce Carol Oates' story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been", the character Arnold Friend shows up at Connie's house when she is all alone, with her side kick and her gold convertible. At first, Arnold tries to charm this young girl into getting into his car, but Connie soon realizes that Arnold is not the young man she thought he was. She noticed that his hair looks like a wig, that he may have makeup on, and that he walks strangely. Arnold Friend keeps trying to convince Connie to take a ride with him, but when Connie insists, she's not interested. ...