Symbolism In In Sammy's Eyes, The A & P

the story is placed in a conformist society where everyone is the same and no one has a sense of individuality; where adolescents have a choice of being accepted into their society and being bland and boring or they have the choice of speaking out for their youth and rebelling against what people have told them all there lives was correct. The character has the challenges of adolescence given by the choices of social acceptance and social choices that he makes throughout the story. All of this is affected by the symbolism, setting, lessons, and the audience that the author is trying to reach with the short story. the use of symbolism express what happens throughout the story. He sees the store patrons as "sheep," or followers, rather than
Because without Sammy or the girls there is no story in just a plain old supermarket in a conformist society. Because the store is where it all goes down and where the main character Sammy makes his decisions. And "In Sammy's eyes, the A&P he works in reflects the conformist tendencies of his community. " it's important because it describes the people around him and how they affect them to make the decision that he makes. It helps my argument by proving that while everyone is just settling for what everyone else has settled for the main character has guts enough to break that cycle and find his own way. The setting is a plain old small town where nothing ever happens and everything is uptight it's important because it shows you that it's not just the store but the whole community that
because it shows that you follow through with what you say you're going to do. because the main character has morals and follows them even if he regrets it immediately and shows how he feels when making a decision that could cost him everything .” He knows he, won't get the girl, but he sees it as an opportunity for a better life and quits. it took a lot of guts to stick up for her.“ (student 2). it's important because if he hadn't picked up for her he would have just had a boring life just like his co workers that are like brainless zombies. it helps my argument by shows that Sammy has the courage to stand up for the girl but also to get a better life by leaving the job he is at currently. ” If you truly believe in something follow your heart it will lead you towards what's right even if it's not the most popular decision”. this is important because Sammy believes that there is more to life then just the boring supermarket even though many of his co workers would not agree he still does it. this help my argument by showing that his decision for social change will help him be happy even though his acceptance in society wouldn't be good because of him quitting his