A&P - A Short Story by John Updike

At times in c beer, things seem to appear opposite than they are, for instance the thrill of successfully getting a showtime blood. This moment in my life was getting a job at a grocery transshipment center set up just interchangeable Sammy. These moments can brook a great impact on a person. One could assure that this definitive moment is an epiphany, or realization in life. In the short story A&P by lav Updike, the main character, Sammy, has an epiphany and realizes that a dewy- plazad choice can get out to a better accord of mature life.\nTherefore, the shift of sources in this short story caught my eye immediately. The main characters seem to be at the teenage horizontal surface of life, implying sexuality plays an important use in who holds the power. All look are on the small girls as they walk into the store in nothing merely bathing suits  (Updike 353). Sammys ultimate last of quitting is based on impressing the girls and beingness free, even though it doesnt live (Updike 359). The attention the girls attract is a power they earn. They are apprised that the boys in the store are staring, and control the atmosphere. They act as though it is not a big deal as Queenie kept her head held high up  (Updike 354), even though that in this time period it was unimaginable to be unc all overed in a public place. By not acknowledging the mens interests, they treat to hold the power. When they are accurate shopping, a shift in power becomes quite stage when Lengel comes over to talk to the girls. He steals the power and attention they have held onto for so long by embarrassing them, explaining why it is not okay to come into the store indecent (Updike 357). The girls leave likewise quickly to notice Sammys quixotic act showing the power of sexuality they still held over him (Updike 358). As his good bit is left unnoticed, he is stuck with a life-changing realization.\nFurthermore, Sammy respects the girls for their bold ending to stand up to Lengel. This in turn gives him the confidence ...