Character Development In John Updike's A & P
bstract
This paper examines how character development is important to any short story where character is a key component of what drives the story and keeps the reader's interest. In particular, it looks at how another dimension is added to this in John Hoyer Updike's short story, "A & P", because the entire story is about character development. The story begins with Sammy's character, which is developed through his voice, his observations, and his comments. Throughout this, it becomes clear that the one aspect missing from Sammy is his ability to take action. This is then resolved at the end of the story when Sammy finally gains the ability to take action. An analysis of this character development shows how character is created, while also
showing how character development can actually be the basis for a story.
From the Paper:
"Character development is important to any short story, where character is a key component of what drives the story and keeps the reader interest. Another dimension is added to this in John Hoyer Updike's short story "A&P" because the entire story is about character development. The story begins with Sammy's character developed through his voice, his observations and his comments. Throughout this, it becomes clear that the one aspect missing from Sammy is his ability to take action. This is then resolved at the end of the story when Sammy finally gains the ability to take action. An analysis of this character development will show how character is created, while also showing how character development can actually be the basis for a story
This paper examines how character development is important to any short story where character is a key component of what drives the story and keeps the reader's interest. In particular, it looks at how another dimension is added to this in John Hoyer Updike's short story, "A & P", because the entire story is about character development. The story begins with Sammy's character, which is developed through his voice, his observations, and his comments. Throughout this, it becomes clear that the one aspect missing from Sammy is his ability to take action. This is then resolved at the end of the story when Sammy finally gains the ability to take action. An analysis of this character development shows how character is created, while also
showing how character development can actually be the basis for a story.
From the Paper:
"Character development is important to any short story, where character is a key component of what drives the story and keeps the reader interest. Another dimension is added to this in John Hoyer Updike's short story "A&P" because the entire story is about character development. The story begins with Sammy's character developed through his voice, his observations and his comments. Throughout this, it becomes clear that the one aspect missing from Sammy is his ability to take action. This is then resolved at the end of the story when Sammy finally gains the ability to take action. An analysis of this character development will show how character is created, while also showing how character development can actually be the basis for a story