In The Mind of a Teenager

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This paper analyzes John Updike's short story "A & P", focusing on the main character - Sammy. The writer describes the protagonist's personality traits and characteristics in detail. The writer further describes how Updike portrays Sammy as a male chauvinist. The writer points out that Sammy is not the only chauvinist. The writer concludes that all chauvinists do see the light from different points of view, but only with Sammy does it seem to stick.

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"In John Updike's A&P, a close view into the mind of a fictional teenager named Sammy is given. As any nineteen year old, Sammy a grocery store cashier in a small country New England Town, seems like any other nineteen year old, critical, immature, observant, and a prompt thinker. As a very complex character, each and every one of Sammy's qualities show his opposing personalities, that are in reality, a heavy response to his regulated surroundings. Sammy is not the only chauvinist in this story. Some may view Sammy's thorough and detailed analysis of people's appearances and actions as the usual teen sarcasm, while others may view it as sexism. Sammy's attention is captured by women, more specifically when "In walks three girls wearing nothing but bathing suits" (Updike) at the grocery store Sammy is working at on a hot summer day. Sammy feels it necessary to observe the girls with much interest and many remarks."

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