In John Updike's "A&P," Sammy a nineteen year old checker at a local grocery store meets three bathing beauties who inadvertently end up affecting his entire life. It is a summer day as Sammy is tending to duties at his third slot register, when three girls scantily attired in two piece bathing suit...

• Word Count: 1283
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

main character, Miss Emily is a stubborn and sheltered woman who refuses, or perhaps cannot except that the world around her is changing. She lives in her father's house in isolation with her Negro servant Tobe seemingly unaffected by time. Miss Emily was raised by her father and was taught that s...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School