In this scenario he attacks the shoppers who perpetually go into the grocery day in and day out. Sammy as teenager has a negative attitude about working and having to tend to customers. He becomes appalled that the girls are asked to dress appropriate; he decides to quit and defend their honor. The customers that begin going to his register are described as “scared pigs in a chute” (Updike 159). As he turns back to his register he once more makes a remark before leaving the grocery store by stating “I could see Lengel in my place in the slot, checking the sheep through” (Updike
In this scenario he attacks the shoppers who perpetually go into the grocery day in and day out. Sammy as teenager has a negative attitude about working and having to tend to customers. He becomes appalled that the girls are asked to dress appropriate; he decides to quit and defend their honor. The customers that begin going to his register are described as “scared pigs in a chute” (Updike 159). As he turns back to his register he once more makes a remark before leaving the grocery store by stating “I could see Lengel in my place in the slot, checking the sheep through” (Updike