A&P
The short story “A&P” is about a young man named Sammy who works the checkout register in a grocery store. Throughout the story Sammy is observing all the people in the grocery store, from the staff to the customers. It is obvious from his observations that he is not happy working at the A&P. When three girls wearing nothing, but their bathing suits walk into the store, they create quite a stir. The men begin to stare at them. When Sammy sees them, he begins describing what they are wearing, and what they look like, starts wondering what they’re like and what is the purpose of them walking into the store dressed the way they were dressed. From his observation, he determines which one is the Queen, so he calls her Queenie. Queenie walked around with her head held high, she did not look around at people in the grocery store. Instead she walked around purposely, she walked slowly, as if she’s giving the men an opportunit...