The text reads “As soon as you touch that phone I no longer need to keep my promise and I can come in. You won't want it” (Oates #6). Arnold is getting aggressive because Connie wants to ask for help. He keeps her trapped and threatens to break into the house. He wants to take her against her will. Arnold speaks in a menacing tone that seems demonic. The lyrics state, “Come here nice as a lady and give me your hand, and no one else will get hurt, I mean, your nice bald daddy, your mama and your high-heeled sister” (Oates, #6 ). Arnold starts to get impatient and threatens Connie more. The more she rebels, the more her anger grows and then she threatens to hurt the people she loves. It's just another way to get Connie to come out. Another example of Arnold's satanic dialogue is him telling Connie what he will do to her. One article states, “Arnold's words indicate a consequent cruelty, especially when he adds, 'I'll hold you so tight that you won't think you have to run away or pretend anything because you'll know you can't'” (Easterly, #1). The 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 a