How To Write An Essay On A & P By John Updike

While reading “A&P” by John Updike, it reminded me of a situation I had in my life. The protagonist, Sammy was put in a position very similar to mine. Sammy is a young and immature kid working in the A&P grocery store. Sammy is immature because of the way he lacks concentration on his job. He does not like how his boss treats a couple of girls who walk in the store with only bathing suit one day. He makes a sudden decision to quit his only job in a moment of anger towards his boss. There are many things in life that one will not agree with. Is it really worth it to change our life because we do not agree with how someone else talks or acts? Sammy is a teenager who makes a decision based on his feelings. I see similarities in a circumstance in my life that is very similar to what Sammy goes through in the story; I chose to handle my circumstance much different than Sammy. While reading this story, I was able to relate it to my life. In certain ways, I am much like Sammy. I am a teenager working a part time …show more content…
My boss, for a while, was being very pushy. He would quiz me on non-work related subjects making me feel uncomfortable. He was also downing the way I was raised and at times he was quite rude to me. I chose to talk to him about it, instead of just quitting. Though I thought of quitting, I decided against it after thinking it through. I did not make a hasty decision, instead I went home and talked to my parents. I got their advice. After I discussed how I was feeling with my boss he apologized and I continued working there. If Sammy had approached his situation in a similar manner, he may have also chosen to stay a clerk at the A&P. This would have been a much wiser decision on his part. By him making his choice so fast he did not give himself time to think about the consequences. Sammy regretted his choice moments