�A & P�
~ John Updike

� Story is from the first person point of view
  o Mostly a psychological style (all the other element become secondary to the thought process)
� Processing of reasoning steps up when setting takes a back burner
� When in this process, symbols become important
� Symbolically
  o His stand for manhood
  o His social stand

� Sammy socially rejects his position
  o His position is the working clan (Lengal, Sammy�s parents, and everyone in the store is part of this class)
� He sees down one isle (this is his world)
� The story has run on sentences. Sammy�s thoughts, just rambling. Thoughts that are tied together.
� By calling her a queen � he separates her from the group
� Sheep � everybody is not distinguishable, follow the leader
  o Watch the till, if mistake they get angry (there power)
� Girls went against the path
� Everybody�s luck begins to run out
� Lengal gives social structure to the story
  o Town � not decent if not covered up
� Working class � do everything the same because they�ve always done it that way (doesn�t make it right)
� Sammy defends the girls by quitting � rebels against the social structure
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