Updike is a serious writer, who is known for tackling all sorts of tricky topics like religion, alcoholism, and abuse, just to name a few. However, Updike explains how yielding to peer pressure can lead to consequences, but he does this in a humorous manner. In "A&P," Sammy is put in a circumstances where he defends three ladies for wearing their swim suits in public. Everyone in the store was shocked by what the three girls were wearing. Even the lady Sammy was ringing-up made comments about their attire. Sammy did not confront her, but in his mind he pictured her as a witch. However, when the three girls walk away; Sammy yelled, “I quit” hopping the girls would hear him and turn around, and the gesture loses resonance when he realizes they
