A &P
A&P
By: Anonymous
Essay #2-F: “Sammy is a sexist pig who suddenly sees the light” In John Updike’s short story, “A & P,” the main character, Sammy, is a cashier at a small grocery store. He is seen by many to be a sexist pig, describing in detail how he sees the three girls that walk in to the store. Sammy is in fact a sexist pig by what he says about them. With evidence and quotes from the story, Sammy can be determined to be a sexist pig. He describes the first girl he sees walking in the store as “a chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-looking can with those two crescents of white just under it…” (421). Although the comment was kept to himself, in mind it is a sexist comment. Though the girl was in a bathing suit and there was no beach around, she probably wasn’t trying to get the attention of young guys. She was just there to “pick up a jar of herring snacks” (423). Describing the girl’s “can” (421), meaning her backside, gives Sammy some credit of being a......
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