Thursday, December 10, 2009
My thoughts on "A&P"
I found this story to be rather enjoyable. It is a story about a younger generation rebelling against the social norms. Sammy describes the customers as " sheep". I think he is pointing to their routine and normal lives that are held in check by societal "norms". The girls attire represents a break for the norm. It is obviously frowned upon by the older generation, as they are embarrassed in front of the entire store. Sammy quitting at the end of the story seems to represent him breaking away from the normal and also foreshadows the radical new way of thinking that characterizes his generation.
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yes I can definaitly see Sammy looking from outside and into the store one day and think that nothing has changed at all..so for him to quit from this job is a big step for his generation at bringing change. Also with change judgement comes quickly as the manager who automatically assumed that those girls were undecent because of thier bathing suits.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, especially about the girls. When he says "You could see them, when Queenie's white shoulders dawned on them, kind of jerk, or hop, or hiccup, but their eyes snapped back to their own baskets and on they pushed. I bet you could set off dynamite in an A & P and the people would by and large keep reaching and checking oatmeal off their lists and muttering” you can see how they shed some rebellious light, just for a second on the 'sheep'.
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