The text says: "As soon as you touch this phone, I no longer need to keep my promise and I can come in." You won’t want that” (Oates #6). Arnold becomes aggressive because Connie wants to call for help. He corners her and threatens to enter the house. He wants to take her against her will. Arnold speaks in a menacing tone that sounds demonic. The text says: "You come here nice as a lady and give me your hand, and no one else will be hurt, I mean your nice bald daddy and your mommy and your sister with her high heels" (Oates, #6). Arnold begins to get impatient and threatens Connie more. The more she rebels, the more her anger grows and threatens to hurt the people she loves. It's just another way to get Connie out. Another example of Arnold's satanic dialogue is him telling Connie what he is going to do to her. One article states: "Arnold's words bear witness to the cruelty that followed, especially when he adds: 'I'll hold you so tight you won't think you have to run away or pretend anything because you'll know you can't' (Easterly, no. 1). A friend's sexual phrases are those of a satyr (a demigod from Greek and Roman mythology). He describes what he wants to do to her in a perverse way; just like a demonic figure. Through dialogue, Oates shows how Arnold can be considered satan. Through setting, characterization, and dialogue, Joyce Carol Oates successfully realizes the idea of ​​Arnold Friend as