"A&P"
Who is the main character?
Who is Sammy
What theme is shown when Sammy quits?
What is individualism.
Acting according to your own beliefs instead of society’s rules.
What is individualism?
This poet wrote "The Road Not Taken."
Who is Robert Frost?
Sammy quitting his job against Lengel’s rules is an example of this theme.
What is rebellion?
What is the setting of this story?
What is A & P Grocery Store
Conformity often provides this benefit.
What is feeling accepted?
Following rules or expectations to fit in.
What is conformity?
The two roads represent this in life.
What are different choices?
Sammy’s choice feels bold because everyone else follows the rules, showing that breaking the rules depends on this.
What is social pressure?
What are the girls wearing?
What are bathing suits.
Both texts suggest that being an individual requires this.
What is risk?
This theme is shown through the contrast between the girls and the regular grocery store customers.
What is social class?
The poem is about a speaker who faces this moment in a forest.
What is having to make a tough decision?
The narrator from "The Road Not Taken" imagines telling the story “with a sigh,” which shows that choices can create this feeling about our own life paths.
What is regret?
In "A&P", conformity is represented by this figure.
What is Lengel?
In Frost’s poem, conformity is symbolized by this.
What is the more traveled road?
When Sammy realizes how hard the world was going to be it highlights this theme.
What is loss of innocence
The traveler shows individualism by doing this.
Choosing his own path
Both Sammy and the speaker make choices that give them independence, yet both are shaped by external influences or expectations.
What is the balance between true individuality and social pressure?
Sammy quits his job to stand out and reject the rules, but his decision is still influenced by this, showing he isn’t completely independent.
The desire to impress the girls
What is the hidden cost of conformity shown in both works?
What is loss of individuality or self expression?
Why do authors use the theme of Individualism vs Conformity?
To show how society influences identity and choices?
The speaker says he chose a different path, but both roads were actually similar, showing this about his decision.
His choice wasn’t really unique
Both texts show that stepping away from social norms can lead to personal growth but also isolation, highlighting this theme.
What is the cost of individuality?