Trough the eyes of a 19-year-old
Sullivan, BritneySullivan, Pg.1
Professor WeatherlySept.12, 2014
English 102
Essay #1
Through the eyes of a nine-teen year old teen in 1962
From the short story A&P, written by John Updike in 1962. Through Updike's words, we visualize an ordinary day in the life of a 19 year old named Sammy. Who goes through difficulties on a daily basis, but finally gets up the nerve to challenge authority, (Lengel, his manager), as well as himself. In this discussion, I reveal the many strifes Sammy has to overcome, the battle within himself, the clash with Lengel, and the contention he has with his over-all thoughtless decision because he has no idea where his life is headed.
The rules of employment for any job play an important role for anyone, but Sammy decided to ignore the rules he thought was pointless in hopes of the girls not thinking he was a square for enforcing the store policy. Because of the three girls walking in wearing nothing but bathing suits, instead of him telling them to cover-up or leave, he says to himself," the one that caught my eye first was the one in the plaid green two-piece. She was a chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-dash looking can with those two crescents of white just under it." He shows his disregard for the establishment he is working for by ignoring customers in his line due to erotic thoughts of the young women in bathing suits. Other than being attentive to the task at hand, he ends up scanning " the no eyebrow witch's HiHo crackers twice." Also in Sammy's immature ideas he says, " women generally put on a shirt, shorts, or something before they get out of the car, but these women usually have six children and varicose veins." Sammy himself chooses whom the rules should or should not apply to when in all actuality the rules should be administered to every customer.
Sammy's view of the store policies differs from the view of the store manager, Lengel. Sammy's description of Lengel is characterized in
Professor WeatherlySept.12, 2014
English 102
Essay #1
Through the eyes of a nine-teen year old teen in 1962
From the short story A&P, written by John Updike in 1962. Through Updike's words, we visualize an ordinary day in the life of a 19 year old named Sammy. Who goes through difficulties on a daily basis, but finally gets up the nerve to challenge authority, (Lengel, his manager), as well as himself. In this discussion, I reveal the many strifes Sammy has to overcome, the battle within himself, the clash with Lengel, and the contention he has with his over-all thoughtless decision because he has no idea where his life is headed.
The rules of employment for any job play an important role for anyone, but Sammy decided to ignore the rules he thought was pointless in hopes of the girls not thinking he was a square for enforcing the store policy. Because of the three girls walking in wearing nothing but bathing suits, instead of him telling them to cover-up or leave, he says to himself," the one that caught my eye first was the one in the plaid green two-piece. She was a chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-dash looking can with those two crescents of white just under it." He shows his disregard for the establishment he is working for by ignoring customers in his line due to erotic thoughts of the young women in bathing suits. Other than being attentive to the task at hand, he ends up scanning " the no eyebrow witch's HiHo crackers twice." Also in Sammy's immature ideas he says, " women generally put on a shirt, shorts, or something before they get out of the car, but these women usually have six children and varicose veins." Sammy himself chooses whom the rules should or should not apply to when in all actuality the rules should be administered to every customer.
Sammy's view of the store policies differs from the view of the store manager, Lengel. Sammy's description of Lengel is characterized in