Symbols
What does Queenie's name symbolizes
Her status in society
who's the protagonist
Sammy
what is the POV in A&P
Sammy/ 1st person
Where does the story take place?
A supermarket
what animal does Sammy compare the other characters to
a sheep
who scolds the girls
Lengrel
What kind of conflict does Sammy experience
man vs society
how old is Sammy
19
What does the girl's bathing suit symbolize
their disregard for the social norms
who is Sammy first attracted to?
Girl in the green and plaid bathing suit
What's an example of irony in the story
Sammy makes a big gesture on behalf of the 3 girls but by the time he quits, they aren't there
What was Queenie getting
Pickles
What do the Herion snacks represent
the difference between Sammy and Queenie's lives
what color was Queenie's bathing suit?
name an indirect character
Queenie
what other short story did the author write that we are reading?
Tomorrow Tomorrow and so Fourth
what does Sammy put down with apron?
his name tag
is Sammy a dynamic or static character? Explain.
static, but both are accepted if there is good reasoning
When Sammy compares the female mind to a buzz like a bee in a glass jar, what literary device is this?
similie
who wrote the story
John Updike