Swimsuit In A & P

“Sammy is a nineteen year old young man who works as a cashier in A&P. He follows every rule of the store because he doesn't want to lose his job. One day, while he is bored and tired, three attractive girls wearing swimsuits come in for snacks. Other customers in the store are shocked and the manager of the store embarrasses them for not dressing properly. After all the drama ends, Sammy quits his job and restarts his life all over again. “That’s such an antic,” some people are saying. It seemed like Sammy quits his job for the girls. Well, as I said things in life always happen in unexpected ways. Nevertheless, Sammy quits due to the ridiculous policies and rules of the store. First of all, in the beginning of the story, Sammy mainly describes the three girls wearing swimsuits caught everyone's attention in A&P. “In walks these three girls in nothing but bathing suits… The one that caught my eye first was the one in the plaid green two-piece…” (1-5). The three girls catch Sammy and every other person’s eyes. They are shocked by what the girls are wearing, because barely anyone has done such a thing before. This shows us that the people in this town always follow the rules. Also, there is another important character in the story. According to Sammy, the old register …show more content…
First, he is working hard also following the rules before the girls come in, “I’m in the third check-out slot, with my back to the door, so I don't see them until they're over by the bread” (2-3). Then, he starts to call them “my girls” instead of “the girls”. He begins to lean on the girls’ side, which is against the policies. Lastly, he quits his job by the encouragement the girls give him. “I just saunter into the electric eye in my white shirt…” (302). The “electric eye” means a new view and a new perspective on what he is seeing right now on the rule system which helps him to quit at the