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  What are the similarities and differences of the characters of Sammy from "A&P", and the main character in "Greasy Lake"?

  Posted by curtisjackson on Mar 3, 2009 at 12:54 PM

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  What are some of the struggles that Sammy faces in "A & P"?

  Posted by sweetsoso on Feb 24, 2009 at 07:09 PM

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  In "A & P", what is Sammy trying to achieve and why?

  Posted by rayraygray on Jan 29, 2009 at 12:47 PM

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  What is the allegory of the story "A&P" by John Updike? What is the tone and atmosphere?

  Posted by anshen on Nov 27, 2008 at 03:51 AM

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  How fully does Updike draw the character of Sammy in "A & P"?

  Posted by jansport on Nov 11, 2008 at 01:09 AM

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  What are some lessons that Sammy learns throughout the story "A&P"?

  Posted by maxadolfo on Oct 28, 2008 at 03:15 PM

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  Why should the reader care about what happens to Sammy?

  Posted by raj1 on Oct 2, 2008 at 02:25 PM

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  Why does Sammy quit his job in "A & P"? Is he less of a hero because he wants the girls to know of his heroism?

  Posted by mimilaf1 on Sep 4, 2008 at 03:29 PM

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  Why does Sammy quit his job in "A &P"? What are the factors that lead up to this action?

  Posted by lovelyne on Jun 22, 2008 at 01:56 PM

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   Do you believe the narrator of "A & P" is a static or a dynamic character?

  Posted by kscott1 on Apr 12, 2008 at 03:55 PM

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  What are some comparisons between Lengel and Sammy in "A and P"  by John Updike?

  Posted by pharmgirl on Mar 13, 2008 at 07:03 AM

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  How does John Updike use symbolism in the short story "A & P"?

  Posted by lulu360 on Feb 24, 2008 at 12:45 PM

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  In A & P, why does Sammy see one woman as a "witch" and the others as "sheep" and the store as a "painball machine"?

  Posted by studjenn on Feb 22, 2008 at 01:37 AM

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  What value does the carefully detailed portrait of Queenie add to the story "A&P"?

  Posted by hajihassa61 on Oct 23, 2007 at 09:54 AM