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Submitted by rustyc on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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A & P
A & P Preciš
Sammy, an A & P checkout clerk from a small suburb outside of
Boston, observes three young girls in bathing suits as they come in. Sammy
watches each of the girls as they look around the store, but there is one
that catches his attention right as they walk in. Sammy vividly describes the
young girl as ‘chunky,’ with a good tan. He is also baffled because none of
the girls were wearing shoes. By Sammy puting intense focus on the young,
sun-kissed girl, it diverts his attention from ringing up items for a woman
which ends up giving him the ‘cold-shoulder.’
As the girls make their way around the store, Sammy’s eyes follow
them like hawk eyes. He starts admiring distinct features of each girl.
Sammy, first, vividly describes the ‘chubby’ one in bathing suit. He notices
everything about the girl, in her bright green, two piece, bathing suit. He
also notices that she is very conscience of her weight because she fumbles
with an item then put it back. Sammy describes the next girl as a pretty
girl, but quite enough to be beautiful. He puts enormous detail in describing
her long, frizzy hair, her long neck, and the sunburns under her eyes. The
last girl he describes is the one he thinks is the leader of the three girls, and
even calls her ‘the queen’(quoted in A&P by Updike). Sammy describes her
as being very confident, trying to teach the other girls to be like her.
Sammy goes into detail about ‘the queen’ concerning the color of her
bathing suit, how her straps are pulled down, the style of her hair, and the
way she walks, also seeming to be very impressed by her.
Sammy,...
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