Sometimes people allow simple distractions to take away their focus from their main objective. These distractions can lead to someone making a spur of the moment reaction in which the person regrets most of the time. By looking at the narrators argumentative words and the way the manager viewed the girl’s outfits we see a sense of disagreement yet respect between Sammy and the manager. This leads us to understand that Sammy quit his job because he was trying to impress the girls that came into the store.
Sammy gets distracted from his job because of some girls that walked in with revealing clothing on. Sammy mentions that, “I stood there with my hand on a box of HiHo crackers trying to remember if I rang it up or not.” Sammy pays close attention …show more content…
Sammy’s thought process when he quit his job was not very good because he put the girls over his job. Sammy states that, “Hoping they’ll stop and watch me, their unsuspected hero.” This shows how Sammy thinks that he is actually the girl’s heroes. His thoughts inside the store are based around the girls and trying to impress them. Another great usage of diction is when Updike states, “cat-and-dogfood-breakfast-cereal-macaroni-rice-raisins-seasonings-spreads-spaghetti-soft-drinks-crackers-and-cookies aisle.” This goes to show how well Sammy knew the aisles of the grocery store. This means he has worked there for a while. Sammy refers to the customers of the store as “sheep” which means he views the customers as a herd. In the same sentence Sammy says, “The girls were walking against the usual traffic.” This continues to show that he thinks the girls are more important than the rest of the people that are inside the grocery store. The strongest use of words in the story were the words “I quit.” I believe that these were the strongest words in the story because it signifies that Sammy is ending his job at the grocery store all because he was trying to impress the girls.
John Updike’s use of imagery emphasizes certain points in the story. One of the main uses of imagery describes the girl’s outfits. “She was a chunky
Sammy gets distracted from his job because of some girls that walked in with revealing clothing on. Sammy mentions that, “I stood there with my hand on a box of HiHo crackers trying to remember if I rang it up or not.” Sammy pays close attention …show more content…
Sammy’s thought process when he quit his job was not very good because he put the girls over his job. Sammy states that, “Hoping they’ll stop and watch me, their unsuspected hero.” This shows how Sammy thinks that he is actually the girl’s heroes. His thoughts inside the store are based around the girls and trying to impress them. Another great usage of diction is when Updike states, “cat-and-dogfood-breakfast-cereal-macaroni-rice-raisins-seasonings-spreads-spaghetti-soft-drinks-crackers-and-cookies aisle.” This goes to show how well Sammy knew the aisles of the grocery store. This means he has worked there for a while. Sammy refers to the customers of the store as “sheep” which means he views the customers as a herd. In the same sentence Sammy says, “The girls were walking against the usual traffic.” This continues to show that he thinks the girls are more important than the rest of the people that are inside the grocery store. The strongest use of words in the story were the words “I quit.” I believe that these were the strongest words in the story because it signifies that Sammy is ending his job at the grocery store all because he was trying to impress the girls.
John Updike’s use of imagery emphasizes certain points in the story. One of the main uses of imagery describes the girl’s outfits. “She was a chunky