Point of view is important to a text because it shapes meanings and shows how it develops throughout a story. In John Updike's short story, "A & P," the point of view is written in first person from the perspective of Sammy. This allows the reader a limited amount of knowledge since they do not know the minds of the other characters. In “A&P,” point of view helps shape meaning because Sammy is an unreliable teenage narrator that views adults as “sheep” who conform to the society that surrounds them. Updike wrote this in the 1960’s, so conformed to the society around them, that is why the point of view is so important. If it was not told from Sammy’s perspective, the text would lose its meaning.
In addition, the details that Sammy, the narrator,
In addition, the details that Sammy, the narrator,