A & P Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the A & P Group at eNotes. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:23:26 en-us <![CDATA[what is the storybased on emotions, language]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-by-john-updike-what-word-would-you-use-106739 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-by-john-updike-what-word-would-you-use-106739 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:23:26 PST <![CDATA[    The main character in John Updike's short story, "A&P," Sammy...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-character-sammy-115801 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-character-sammy-115801 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:48:40 PST <![CDATA[John Updike's short story "A&P": The character of Sammy.]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-character-sammy-115801 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-character-sammy-115801 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:56:14 PST <![CDATA[The misguided young cashier in the John Updike short story, "A&P,"...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-perfect-answer-for-character-and-p-by-john-95861 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-perfect-answer-for-character-and-p-by-john-95861 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:42:00 PST <![CDATA[Although I would not attempt to convince you that the character of Sammy...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-by-john-updike-what-word-would-you-use-106739 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-by-john-updike-what-word-would-you-use-106739 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:56:34 PST <![CDATA[In "A&P," by John Updike, what word would you use to describe Sammy...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-by-john-updike-what-word-would-you-use-106739 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/and-p-by-john-updike-what-word-would-you-use-106739 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:55:28 PST <![CDATA[Despite his hard-edged dialogue, Sammy reveals his romantic nature at...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-and-p-what-ways-sammy-romantic-99075 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-and-p-what-ways-sammy-romantic-99075 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:49:25 PST <![CDATA[Sammy, the narrator, is a 19-year-old cashier at an A&P store in the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-exposition-short-story-and-p-104447 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-exposition-short-story-and-p-104447 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 06:41:26 PST <![CDATA[Although Sammy's chivalry is misguided, it is, nevertheless, admirable...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-short-story-and-p-do-you-find-101667 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-short-story-and-p-do-you-find-101667 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:39:35 PST <![CDATA[What is the exposition of the short story "A&P"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-exposition-short-story-and-p-104447 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-exposition-short-story-and-p-104447 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:08:38 PST <![CDATA[Sammie, the narrator, uses slang and colloquialisms from his 1950s East...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-short-story-and-p-do-you-find-101667 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-short-story-and-p-do-you-find-101667 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:29:15 PST <![CDATA[In John Updike's short story "A&P", do you find anything admirable...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-short-story-and-p-do-you-find-101667 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-short-story-and-p-do-you-find-101667 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:18:36 PST <![CDATA[What would be a thesis for the short story, "A&P" by John Updike?]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-would-thesis-short-story-and-p-by-john-updike-101121 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-would-thesis-short-story-and-p-by-john-updike-101121 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:17:59 PST <![CDATA[What does the author John Updike tell us about the story of "A&P"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-does-author-john-updike-tell-us-about-story-101069 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-does-author-john-updike-tell-us-about-story-101069 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:00:15 PST <![CDATA[In John Updike's story "A&P," how is Sammy romantic?]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-and-p-what-ways-sammy-romantic-99075 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/john-updikes-and-p-what-ways-sammy-romantic-99075 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:40:05 PST <![CDATA[Sammy, the narrator of Updike's "A&P" is not untypical for a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/story-and-p-what-some-traits-and-characteristics-98949 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/story-and-p-what-some-traits-and-characteristics-98949 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 18:23:58 PST <![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/how-fully-does-updike-draw-character-sammy-and-p-92381 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/how-fully-does-updike-draw-character-sammy-and-p-92381 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:13:39 PST <![CDATA[In the story "A&P" what are some traits and characteristics of Sammy?]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/story-and-p-what-some-traits-and-characteristics-98949 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/story-and-p-what-some-traits-and-characteristics-98949 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:56:39 PST <![CDATA[What is the perfect answer for the character in the short story,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-perfect-answer-for-character-and-p-by-john-95861 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/what-perfect-answer-for-character-and-p-by-john-95861 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:03:33 PST <![CDATA[I would offer that there is a subplot in A&P.  The main story has...]]> http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/were-there-any-subplots-and-p-95669 http://www.enotes.com/and-pa/q-and-a/were-there-any-subplots-and-p-95669 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:30:16 PST