Part one of term paper
In John Updike's short story "A&P", the use of characterization and setting help to propel the reader into the somewhat conflict-ridden mind of Sammy, the protagonist. Where Sammy is and who he is surrounded by cause him to rebel against something with very little thought. Sammy lives in a quiet, aseptic town, surrounded by the usual small ...

Part two of term paper
... something great out beyond the usual realm. The "walls" of the town seem to close in every year. The setting Sammy is surrounded by nearly smothers him. He is working in a grocery store going through the same motions for hours upon hours at a time. If one has ever been a grocery store clerk, then one has reckoned with, or attempted to reckon with, the strangling blandness and repetition of the job. Also, this A&P lies in a very formal, conservative town, five miles off the beach. Despite ...