A & P Unit 3

In John Updike's, A&P, Sammy works at the local grocery store and got this job because his parents know the owner, Lengel. I think this story has alot of feminist protest in it. In walk the three girls "in nothing but bathing suits" (220) when clearly people know you are suppose to where clothing and shoes into a store. The girls caught they eye of most of the customers in the store, especially the old ladies. There was a leader of the pack, "queenie." "She kind of led them, the other two peeking around and making their shoulders round." (220) It seemed as though they liked to be noticed. They even "were walking against the usual traffic." (221) All these make me think it is a story of feminist protest.
It seemed like Sammy may have been really bored with his job when this incident took place. It could have been the icing on the cake. He does not agree with the way that Lengel treats these girls. He knows that they came in for one thing, and even though they broke the rules, he thinks Lengel should have been a little easier on them. I also wonder if maybe he spoke too soon and did not really want to quit his job but just wanted to get the attention of the girls. This leads to the epiphany of the story when Sammy realizes what he has done and now has to face his parents and the real world without his job at the A&P.