John Updike's A & P
Summary: In the short story of “A&P” by John Updike, he takes us back through a flashback of his younger days when he was working at a grocery store. He had always followed all the rules and regulations regarding his work place, until one day a group of three girls came walking through with only their bathing suits on came into the store. On this day Sammy’s whole perspective changed.
Analysis: In the short story of “A&P” by John Updike, he used the event of the girl’s coming into Sammy’s store to portray that people aren’t always as they seem. Sammy thought that by standing up for these girls, he would become a hero and they would recognize him for what he had done. Until the moment he walked outside, “I look around for my girls, but they
were gone, of course.” (Updike 22) This shows Sammy his moment that not all people are what they seem.
Analysis: In the short story of “A&P” by John Updike, he used the event of the girl’s coming into Sammy’s store to portray that people aren’t always as they seem. Sammy thought that by standing up for these girls, he would become a hero and they would recognize him for what he had done. Until the moment he walked outside, “I look around for my girls, but they
were gone, of course.” (Updike 22) This shows Sammy his moment that not all people are what they seem.