A&P Questions on Individuality
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Sammy's Motivations and Conflicts in "A & P"
In John Updike's "A & P," Sammy, a nineteen-year-old cashier, is motivated by a desire to break free from societal norms and impress three girls who defy the store's dress code by wearing bathing...
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What was your initial reaction to "A&P"?
The main characters in this story are Sammy, the narrator, and Stokesie. Sammy is a part-time cashier at the local A&P grocery store. He has been working at this job for "two summers." Stokesie...
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Compare and contrast John Updike's "A & P" with Doris Lessing's "A Woman on a Roof."
Both A & P and A Woman on a Roof are stories of individuality in which there are some things alike, such as the theme of individuality, and some things different. In both stories, the...