1. Literature and Effective Characterizations
Having laid the foundation of imperfect, indiscernible evidence in his creation of suspense through style and diction, Hawthorne begins to drop hints regarding the nature of the evidence that kick-start the imagination due to the connotations of the imagery. ... Overarching Hawthorne's creation of suspense through style and diction is his creation of suspense through content-specifically, his use of limited perspective to disempower the reader. ...
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...
"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...