Week Six

Reading One: "A & P"

1. The narrator of "A & P" announces the turning point or climax of the action, "the sad par of the story" , adding, "then everyone's luck begins to run out". Is the climax of the story as significant as this sounds? Does the tone of Sammy's telling of the story match the events?

Throughout the whole story I feel as if Sammy's tone of narrating does not match the story. The tone is dull and unmoving. In the end, Sammy is effected by the girls; however, he does not seem emotionally connected to the issue.

2. This brief incident at the grocery store involves both younger and older females and males, married or not. Compare the male employees and female customers of different ages and status. How does Sammy's view of these people suggest the theme of growing up, or predict the options in life of the various people.

The age difference between the woman gives the audience a sense of maturity and age. The younger girls are dressed in bathing suits claiming they are properly dressed for where ever they go, where as the older woman are truly dressed appropriately to be in a store with shirt and shoes on. Young girls run around doing what they want looking how they want; where as, woman are dressed for whatever situation they are put in.

3. How does the setting of the story shape the initiation and its meaning? How do details about the merchandise or space contribute to the story?

I feel like the setting and very detailed descriptions of the store are important to make the reader think--"ya, your in a store that you should be wearing appropriate clothes for". The details and descriptive language throughout the story keeps the readers mind in context with the fact that the girls are half naked with no shoes in a grocery store.

This story was very detailed and descriptive throughout on what the girls looked like to how the whole store was laid out in a pattern. Even though the narrator is not up front or announcing that he is going to make a life changing choice, the readers are still emotionally connected to agree with the narrators decision in the end of the story.