A & P

In A & P by Updike, I believe that the short story displays a lot of feminist protest. When the girls walk into the store with only their bathing suits, knowing this is against social norm. They wanted to be seen and make known of what they are doing. For example; they walk the opposite way down the aisles as everyone else is. They are making it known that they want to be treated equal. In my eyes, the biggest display of feminism protest, is when Lengel confronted the three girls of their outfits. Now, in a regular society, one would apologize and make sure it won't be a problem again. But this was definetly not the case here. The girls fought back and stood up for their own rights. Lengel did not treat the girls appropriately. I believe this is why Sammy quit. He finally realized, or had his epiphany that how Lengel is treating the girls, is not appropriate. He realizes that it isn't "normal" for him to be treating the girls that way.