Conformity In John Updike's 'A & P'
JOHN UPDIKE A&P
JOHN UPDIKE A&P
KENDRA HAMM
KENDRA HAMM
Week 2 writing assignment, Write a 2-3 page pager on the following topic: In John Updike's "A & P," the protagonist Sammy quits his job after the store manager confronts three bikini-clad girls. What is Sammy rebelling against, standing up for, or aspiring to in his action of quitting, and how does this relate to a larger theme of the story? You may identify one or several factors motivating Sammy, but be sure to provide support from the story for each factor you identify.
Week 2 writing assignment, Write a 2-3 page pager on the following topic: In John Updike's "A & P," the protagonist Sammy quits his job after the store manager confronts three bikini-clad girls. …show more content…
The two main representatives in this story are A&P being conformity, and the three girls for non-conformity. A&P is the established ideals of society in present times, and the three girls ignore every ideal by walking into the store wearing nothing but bikinis. As Sammy refers to the shoppers as “sheep” the girls are walking against the flow of traffic that they sheep are walking.
Sammy is rebelling against his manager that had confronted the girls in the store in front of everyone. He told them that they’re not dressed properly and that they needed to get what they wanted or needed and pay for it and leave. He proceeded to tell the girls that there’s a policy about being dressed properly in this store and that they weren’t following that policy. The main girl “Queenie” proceeded to tell the manager, “That’s policy for you. Policy is what the kingpins want. What the other want is juvenile delinquency”. (Pike L. & Acosta M., 2011) Sammy ends up quitting after the girls leave. He does this to show his manager that he can’t control people and tell them what to do, or embarrass anyone without punishment. The rebelling is because of how the manager handled the situation, and Sammy was found of the girls that where in the store, he was trying to show the girls that he cared, and that he would quit for them but they were already gone before he could get their …show more content…
He was hoping that “Queenie” would be there watching him and listening to him when he was telling his manager that he didn’t approve of how he handled the situation and embarrassing the girls like he did, but they were gone before he could hold his tongue. This relates to a larger theme of the story because, it goes into tell that they girls walked in and everyone was staring at them and how they were dressed. That they were at the beach and people in this town hasn’t seen the beach in years. Then goes to explain how the boss comes to the store and tells the girls that they are not dressed properly and that they needed to get what they needed and go, and next time they come into the store to be sure to cover their
JOHN UPDIKE A&P
KENDRA HAMM
KENDRA HAMM
Week 2 writing assignment, Write a 2-3 page pager on the following topic: In John Updike's "A & P," the protagonist Sammy quits his job after the store manager confronts three bikini-clad girls. What is Sammy rebelling against, standing up for, or aspiring to in his action of quitting, and how does this relate to a larger theme of the story? You may identify one or several factors motivating Sammy, but be sure to provide support from the story for each factor you identify.
Week 2 writing assignment, Write a 2-3 page pager on the following topic: In John Updike's "A & P," the protagonist Sammy quits his job after the store manager confronts three bikini-clad girls. …show more content…
The two main representatives in this story are A&P being conformity, and the three girls for non-conformity. A&P is the established ideals of society in present times, and the three girls ignore every ideal by walking into the store wearing nothing but bikinis. As Sammy refers to the shoppers as “sheep” the girls are walking against the flow of traffic that they sheep are walking.
Sammy is rebelling against his manager that had confronted the girls in the store in front of everyone. He told them that they’re not dressed properly and that they needed to get what they wanted or needed and pay for it and leave. He proceeded to tell the girls that there’s a policy about being dressed properly in this store and that they weren’t following that policy. The main girl “Queenie” proceeded to tell the manager, “That’s policy for you. Policy is what the kingpins want. What the other want is juvenile delinquency”. (Pike L. & Acosta M., 2011) Sammy ends up quitting after the girls leave. He does this to show his manager that he can’t control people and tell them what to do, or embarrass anyone without punishment. The rebelling is because of how the manager handled the situation, and Sammy was found of the girls that where in the store, he was trying to show the girls that he cared, and that he would quit for them but they were already gone before he could get their …show more content…
He was hoping that “Queenie” would be there watching him and listening to him when he was telling his manager that he didn’t approve of how he handled the situation and embarrassing the girls like he did, but they were gone before he could hold his tongue. This relates to a larger theme of the story because, it goes into tell that they girls walked in and everyone was staring at them and how they were dressed. That they were at the beach and people in this town hasn’t seen the beach in years. Then goes to explain how the boss comes to the store and tells the girls that they are not dressed properly and that they needed to get what they needed and go, and next time they come into the store to be sure to cover their