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A & P: A Story About Growing Up

Jon Borges
Eng. 100
March 17, 2006

A & P: A Story About Growing Up

Written in 1956 by subject narration author, John Updike, "A&P", presents the story of a nineteen-year-old boy, Sammy, who over time comes to realize the painful reality of life. Sammy, who despises his insipid job as a checkout boy, works at the local "A&P" mini-mart. Undoubtedly, having worked there for much to long, Sammy, finally says enough is enough, and quits his job. This story's theme revolves around a teenage boy's transition from boyhood to early adulthood, and the gradual change in three of his main character traits from: imaginative to practical, conservative to experimenting, and non-assertive, to assertive.
Young Sammy almost certainly began his career at "A&P" with enthusiasm and prospect, as would most. He thought his job had a future. However, as the reader starts into the story, they become aware that the assumed former feelings are long gone, and that a new pessimistic and practical......


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