"The Initiation" The short story "A & P" by John Updike involves a young narrator, Sammy, who attempts to make a heroic gesture upon three girls "in nothing but bathing suits" (Updike 12) by quitting his job. Sammy appears to be highly sensitive to class differences, and he struggles to b...

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