The story "A & P" is simple but full of meaning. It was about a boy who worked in a supermarket who one day unexpectedly quit his job. That only seems like a boring story line but the meaning behind his action speaks louder. One day when he was at work, a group of girls comes in only wearing bathing suits. Since the main character Sammy is a male around 19, he can't help but to notice them. He follows them around the store, analyzing their every move. When they reach Sammy, the manager of the store comes up and comments on their attire. Sammy could tell they were embarrassed by the manager so after they start to walk out of the store, he makes a decision to quit his job. He realized that it was not the smartest choices of this life but he figured that there was no turning back now. From the beginning you can sense he is not happy with his job but the way he describes the other customers and refers to them as "sheep." He also talks about his other coworker and his hopes to be a manager one day. He compared his self to seemed to not like who he would become if he stayed at his job. The biggest lesson I learned was when Sammy realized that there was no turning back, that he had to go through with his impulse decision. However hard life would be after, it was had to be done. I feel that you need to make those impulse decisions in order to figure out your next move. Not everything can be planned out perfectly and sometimes all it takes is someone else to break the rules to give you the confidence to break your own.