Pop Culture in "Where are you going? Where have you been?"

Whether it is the top movie at the box office this weekend, the song that is soaring up the Top 40 charts, the most widely read book or the highest rated television show, pop culture is always changing and influencing the targeted generation. Throughout the 50s and 60s North America went through many different changes with the introduction of a new style of music and movies, lead by Elvis Presley and his shocking dance moves. Sex …

…Ellie as the passenger states that Presley's time has passed and Arnold being the driver shows that Dylan is now in control. Although the author's portrayal of Dylan as the devil may have been a little harsh, it is easier to understand her reasoning when you consider that pop culture was not around when she was growing up thus she was not influenced by music and movies unlike the new pop culture that has arisen.