Infinity In Where Is Here By Joyce Carol Oats

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In the short story “Where is Here” by Joyce Carol Oats the stranger discusses the idea of infinity. Infinity is an abstract concept that something is without a beginning or ending. The stranger gives three examples of this idea. All three can be represented of a different type of infinity. In the story a stranger visits a family's home because he used to live there back in 1949 and wants to reminisce. While visiting he goes to what was room back in 1949. The son in the family is working on math work. The stranger notices this and shows him a drawing that represents infinity. The drawing consists of a square with triangles drawn within it that gradually get smaller. This is infinity that can’t be perceived due to the fact the triangles

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