A&P John Updike

Danielle Mireles
Smith
English 1302
Paper # 4 Point of View
28th February 2012
interchange Count 750
A & P
John Updikes poor story A&P takes place in 1961, in a small town in New England in a grocery store. Sammy the narrator is a grocery checker, he finds himself interested by a group of girls who walk in to the store. As they grocery shop Sammy observes the looks of the other customers compa ringing to the 3 girls. Sammy describes each girl in the story, the main girl Queenie, the help girl he described as chunky and the triad girl was the tallest of the bunch. The girls were bargonfoot and wore their bathing suit, which is how they caught Sammys upkeep. Not because they were eroding the bathing suits but in the confidence the girls had while grocery shopping. The girls were The kind of girls that other girls imagine are Striking and Attractive. (1111) Updike wants to let the reader know that the girls wanted the attention when he described what the girls were wearing and how they walked with confidence. Another event happens when the girls progress Sammys register. When they get to the front of the line they placed the copious stop into Sammys hand. While he rang up the item he noticed the girl was not wearing a ring or bracelet.



Sammy thought Not a ring or a bracelet, bare as God made them, and I wonder where the money is coming from. Updike is making the reader think that the girl does not have a significant other to buy her things. As they get embarrassed by the motorbus about their appearance and how Sammy comes to the conclusion to quit his job. The central sentiment of this story is coming of age. Noticing that what we see happening isnt endlessly right and knowing the difference from right from wrong.
Sammy is a move character who is because throughout the story Sammy undergoes maturity realizing what is right and what is wrong. When the basic moment the girls enter the store and when they leave Sammys object totally changes on his thoughts and...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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