Later on, Sammy's conflict begins when Lengel, comes. At the time the girls are paying, Lengel comes from the back of the store and tells the girls that A;P is not a beach. This action makes one of the girls blush.
The manager, however, keeps reprimanding the girls. This action affects Sammy so much that he reconsiders quitting his Job, Sammy retorts, mfou didn't have to embarrass them", "l quit" (756). Once Sammy has made his mind up he never once steers from his course of action.For the first time Sammy does something different to prove, the manager, the girls, and himself that he is capable of making a decision and going through with it. Sammy follows what he thinks is right no matter what other people say or think.
He knows that quitting brings its bad consequences. However Sammy does not regrets to quit. When Sammy says, "Now here comes the sad part of the story, at least for my family says it's sad, but I don't think it's so sad myself" (755) Sammy is aware of his ctions and that he does not regrets anything.Sammy believes that once one beginning something in life or makes a decision it is essential to go through with it until the end. In essence, Sammy stands up to his manager not for chivalry; but for independence. After all, Sammy does not change much thought the story, he is not different but stronger in character.
The decision he made was not a simple one. Although he didn't seemingly think it through, his decision, however impulsive, was a esture towards personal growth and maturity.Through this transition, he has matured and his eyes have been opened to, what he thought, was a whole new world now. Above all, Sammy quits not to impress the girls, but to make the first step of maturity. Work Cited Updike, John. "A ; P.
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