"A&P" by John Updike Flashcards

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sammy is judgmental

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he judges people he is servicing at the check out

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sammy is stubborn

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he quit his job

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sammy is reflective

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  • sammy thinks about the repercussions of quitting his job

- sammy thinks about how quitting his job will affect him long term

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sammy is anti-hero

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he quit his job rashly and fruitlessly because the girls didn’t even know he quit his job

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sammy is a flat character

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because the reader doesn’t know him that well

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sammy is a dyanmic character

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  • he develops principals during the story-right or wrong
  • sammy’s regret in the story shows that the author is not condoning sammy’s actions
  • the reader can assume that this one story is an example of how sammy will act as a person throughout his life
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characterizing the other characters

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flat characters

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8
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Lengel’s body language convey to sammy?

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lengel is quite angry

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9
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theme

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teens often live in a fantasy until they experience a sudden revelation

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plot of A&P

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a young store clerk’s attempt to be noticed, accepted, and appreciated - a hero

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