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Sammy vs. the Grocery Store

In the story, "A & P", John Updike differentiates the views of Sammy and the store with many eye-catching techniques. By presenting the store as the antagonist, the reader gains Sammy sense of view about things through his close detail and humor of situations. Well before the dramatic opportunity presents itself for Sammy to quit his job, his narrative voice has established his individualism, imagination and his subversive sense of humor that already set him at odds with his jobs dull routine.
The three girls entering the store in bathing suits and "walking against the usual traffic" coming down the aisle symbolize Sammy's individualism. Because of the girl's different appearance from the usual shoppers in A & P, Sammy couldn't help but stare. This type of dress was not part of the "A & P policy" especially since "the women generally put on a shirt or shorts or something before they get out of the car into the street".
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