Part one of term paper
John Updike’s stories “A&P” and “The Rumor” both show Updike’s style of writing. Each work in the beginning captivates the reader and stimulates the natural sense of curiosity, as it draws you into the story. Both widen and deepen the knowledge of human activity as well. At the end of each story you are giv ...

Part two of term paper
... on. It wasn’t only the mere mention of girls in bathing suits, but the fact that it opened up so many possibilities for the story. In “The Rumor” you are told early on that a nasty rumor involving a young husband and a possible gay lover. This made for a good opening and made me want to read on. All throughout the story “A&P” your given a voyeuristic view through the eyes of an eighteen year-old check out cashier, as he follows a group of under dressed women through ...