A & P

In this story, a young man is a grocery clerk who faces the everyday reality of having a manger that many people do not like. He talks to himself alot through out the story about the little things that go on that make him mad. This ranges from when he and his co-worker were listening to music while getting the store ready to be opened. The manager yells at them to shut it off and open the store up. There is another part in which he talks about his co-work being 21 and already have 2 kids. He mentions that this is "his" job and will preobably strive towards being promoted withing the store, which is one more step to permanence. Then the girls in the bikini's came in and he envisioned them having fun together, then the manager put the stop to that thought by scolding them on their attire. This is was really set him off and deciding to quit only to realize that his dreams of being with Amy Smart's character were short lived.

I feel that this happens to many people who are in the same job position and at the age he is. It is almost like the person thinks that there is more out there for them and that if they stay in their same job position that they will never be able to obatin their dreams. Even though it was hard to leave the job, I feel as if it was his chance to go out into the world and strive for his dreams rather than wondering "what if". This can reflected in someone who maybe didn't go to school and wants to go and to try and make something even more with their own life. They take a chance and go back to school and see what happens. You never know unless you try even if at the time it may seem like a bad idea and not feel right.