Literary Analysis Of John Updike's A & P

Ben Davis
Professor Schneider
ENGWR 300 10:30-11:50
December 4, 2016
Essay #5: Literary Analysis Paper
Audience: Professor Schneider and Those who are interested in the short story
Purpose of Addressing the Audience: To let reader know the consequences hiding behind each and every decision you make.
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“A&P” John Updike Prompt 2 In John Updike’s “A&P”, he illustrates to the reader how a teenage boy will make stupid decisions based off of trying to impress a very attractive girl. The biggest theme one can take away from reading this short story is individual choice and the consequences that come along with that. In analyzing the roles of Lengel and Queenie, each character has a huge a huge role on what Sammy’s ultimate decision will be. When analyzing the role of Lengel in this short story the reader will likely come to realize that Lengel is the angel on Sammy’s shoulder. Though we as readers can infer …show more content…
With Lengel telling the girls that they are violating store policy by the the clothing that they were wearing while telling Sammy that quitting would be bad because the staff at A&P need him. Then Queenie enticing anyone and everyone who is staring at her, thus creating an imaginary chance that Sammy thinks he has. Some can see were there is a dilemma that Sammy is running into and that is “Do I quit my job and go after the girl or do I keep my job and acquire money for my future?”. Sammy is experiencing a transition from childhood to adult hood. At the start of the story, Sammy is a typical 19-year-old working at a grocery store. However, as he watches the reactions to the girls he is amused by the reactions but also defensive. In addition, he does not want to become someone that is working at a grocery store for the rest of his life (like Stoksie) but if he quits he is afraid that he may get a bad reputation that would disappoint his

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