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John Updike And 1960s
In a Five-page short story John Updike attempts to tell the story of a decade. In the story A & P, John Updike illustrates the two sides of the 1960s, one side being rebellious youth and the other side being the rigid establishment of the elders, further in the story Updike shows the clash between the two sides. Sammy and the three young girls are certainly a representation of the youth, while Lengal, the much older store manager has to be strong elder sides. In the story we see the clash between them is the same as the battle between these two sides in the 60s. Lets start with the young ones.
The characters of Sammy and the three girls are symbolic of the rebellious youth in he 1960's.Youth is significant in this story. Sammy is only 19 years old, and the girls are younger than he. The three girls walk in wearing very scandalous clothing. The choice the girls make is to walk into an A & P with nothing on but their bathing suits this is a conscious decision,......

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