A & P, By John Updike

Lewis Carroll once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” This quote describes what adventure means to me because if you do not have a plan, then you automatically have more freedom to do anything you would like to do than you would if you already have your life planned. If you are in college, you have less freedom to have adventures due to the time you need to complete school work. However, you could still have adventures on the weekends or breaks. If you do not have anything taking up your time, you can have even more adventures. Adventure is something unplanned, exciting, and a little bit scary. Adventure is seeing something new or trying something for the first time. Some people reject their call to adventure
Sadie from “Sadie and Maud,” has an adventure by having two kids when she is not married. While Maud from “Sadie and Maud,” does not have an adventure because she was afraid of the unknown. Sammy from “A & P,” works to help pay the bills and does the same boring thing every day. When he finally works up the courage to say yes to adventure, he quits his job. I relate to Sadie and Sammy because I also want adventure. I also relate to Maud because I am afraid of the unknown. I like to plan what is going to happen next. Despite being afraid of the unknown, I decided to apply to be a travel nanny in the summer for a family in Utah. I will get to travel to a lot of new places while watching little kids. The only problem is I am nervous to be away from home for the whole summer. But I think it will be a great adventure and I will knock a lot of places off of my bucket list. You will regret saying no to adventure more than you would if you said yes to adventure because if you say no you will miss out on great
Since Maud from “Sadie and Maud” did not take any risks, consequently she did not have an adventurous life. Even though Maud followed the rules, she ended up alone and unhappy in the end. Meanwhile, Sadie from “Sadie and Maud” did take some risks and had an adventurous life. Although Sadie was not married, she had two kids. This embarrassed her parents as well as Maud. Sammy from “A & P” took a risk and quit his job. Now Sammy does not have a plan, so he is free to do whatever he chooses to do. I took a chance and applied for a job as a travel nanny. I learned that if I do not take a chance on adventure, I will not have adventure. You get to decide whether or not you want to have an adventure. If you are too scared you probably will not have an adventure. Are you too scared of the unknown? What will your adventure be? It is up to you, no one