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- pedanticpoet answered a question in the A & P Group:
One of the devices Updike uses is onomatopoeia, or the use of words that imitate... - kwoo1213 answered a question in the A & P Group:
The narrator's use of language is that of a teenage boy. Sammy is a typical... - bmadnick answered a question in the A & P Group:
The shoppers in the store are like sheep to Sammy because they blindly go up and... - kwoo1213 answered a question in the A & P Group:
Sammy thinks of customers as sheep because he really doesn't care about them as... - jjusinos asked a question in the A & P Group:
Why does Sammy think of customers as sheep in "A & P"? - pmiranda2857 answered a question in the A & P Group:
"Sammy narrates this story in the first person. His voice is colloquial and... - mary1011 asked a question in the A & P Group:
What kind of language, sentence structure, diction, and imagery does the narrator... - pmiranda2857 answered a question in the A & P Group:
The narrator in this story is Sammy, the nineteen year old boy who works at the A... - sarah923 asked a question in the A & P Group:
Describe the narrator in "A & P." Why has Updike chosen this kind of... - sullymonster answered a question in the A & P Group:
Sammy talks about the customers as "sheep" and complains about their... - pmiranda2857 answered a question in the A & P Group:
Sammy is a nineteen year old boy who works in the A & P supermarket. One day... - lovelyne asked a question in the A & P Group:
Why does Sammy quit his job in "A &P"? What are the factors that... - linda-allen answered a question in the A & P Group:
Let me explain what dynamic and static characters look like and give you a couple... - kwoo1213 answered a question in the A & P Group:
I believe Sammy is a dynamic character, meaning one who changes in some way at... - kscott1 asked a question in the A & P Group:
Do you believe the narrator of "A & P" is a static or a dynamic... - jamie-wheeler added a post in the A & P Group:
Let's get a dose of reality here. Sammy is reacting sexually, not an uncommon... - ycrazyant added a post in the A & P Group:
I don't really see Sammy as a pig, however I could see how someone may portray him... - ycrazyant added a post in the A & P Group:
I don't think there's much to be said about Queenies character. I would think... - ycrazyant created a topic in the A & P Group:
Is Sammy a pig? - kwoo1213 answered a question in the A & P Group:
Strangely enough, Updike said that he began writing "A & P" because...

