Before he left, while he was quitting his job, Lengel warned, “You 'll feel this for the rest of your life.” This shows that when Sammy quit and walked out in A & P he stepped into a new life decision. Lengel warning was meant to be a negative thing, but since Sammy is his own individual leaving A & P might be what he needs to live the life he dreams of. Peter Clecak wrote, “ Thus multiple specifications of the meaning and terms of the quest for fulfillment included some mix or other of salvation and a piece of social justice” (12) So when Sammy walks out of A & P he is starting his quest of individuation and life. Leaving the ordinary people that Sammy hated was his form of salvation. Standing up and quitting his job was a form of social justice. So since Sammy has started his journey only time will tell if it is a good or bad
Before he left, while he was quitting his job, Lengel warned, “You 'll feel this for the rest of your life.” This shows that when Sammy quit and walked out in A & P he stepped into a new life decision. Lengel warning was meant to be a negative thing, but since Sammy is his own individual leaving A & P might be what he needs to live the life he dreams of. Peter Clecak wrote, “ Thus multiple specifications of the meaning and terms of the quest for fulfillment included some mix or other of salvation and a piece of social justice” (12) So when Sammy walks out of A & P he is starting his quest of individuation and life. Leaving the ordinary people that Sammy hated was his form of salvation. Standing up and quitting his job was a form of social justice. So since Sammy has started his journey only time will tell if it is a good or bad