John Updike uses Sammy's sense of humor, imagination, and perception to show the aspects of his character in A & P.
Throughout the story Sammy's unique sense of humor shows that he is more mature than most people his age. Sammy's humor is first evident when he checks out a lady at his register. He wittily describes her as a woman who "if she's been born at the right time they would have burned her back in Salem," (344). Age appropriate humor comes from Sammy when he comments about how girls minds work: "do you really think it's a mind in there or just a little buzz like a bee in a glass jar?" (344). Boys and girls his age frequently tease the other gender in similar ways. His humor is shown when he describes the aisle the girls go up as the "cat-and-dog-food-breakfast-cerel-macaroni-rice-raisins-seasonsing-spreads-spaghetti-soft-drinks-crackers-and-cookies aisle," (345). The word choice used by Updike is humorous because of the several syllable words used. Macaroni, spaghetti, and cookie are simply funny words to say. Sammy pokes fun at the way people conduct themselves in supermarkets with his comment, "the girls were walking against the usual traffic (not that we have one-way signs or anything)" (345). His sarcastic humor is at how people get stuck into routines that are amusing. Next Sammy comments on the ridiculous purchases that people make in an effort to save money with a bargain deal when a character walks past carrying giant cans of pineapple juice: "What do these bums do with all that pineapple juice?" (346). Not only does Sammy have a sense of humor towards the aspects of life around him, but he is able to have a sense of humor about himself as well. "When my parents have somebody over they get lemonade and if its real racy affair Schlitz in tall glasses with "They"ll Do It Every Time" cartoons stenciled on," (346). Most adolescents his age would be embarrassed at his parents" behavior; however, Sammy makes a joke about the way that his parents are.
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Average daily ridership grew to 8 million passengers in 1946. ... But eliminating all tellers will not be to the benefit of the banks. ... But thanks in part to the presence of a token booth clerk, who called police, her alleged assailant was arrested, "If not for the help of the token booth clerk . my perpetrator would still be on the streets today," Balance testified at the City Council Transportation Committee hearing against the cut back on token booth clerks." ... The metro card machines will not be able to assist people in any way. ... These machines will not be able to do anything if yo...
However, when it comes time to measure average domestic core curriculum intelligence retention among children, the situation becomes exponentially harder. ... The first point he notes is that "improvements on the TAAS are not correlated to improvements on other standardized tests", moreover, "teachers were teaching them how to take the exam "(Boese). ... "(Kozol) Basically, an "illiterate American must trust somebody else: a friend, a relative, a stranger on the street, a grocery clerk, a TV copywriter. ... Even more than feeling good or making money, the most important quality of being human ...
Easy access to a vice such as alcoholic beverages is not always a good thing. ... Now that routine sounds fine, a little expensive, but not dangerous. ... On average, stores across Canada lose an average of $90 million a year in armed robbery and shoplifting. Liquor stores across United States lose an average of $300 million a year in armed robbery and shoplifting. ... Not to mention the clerks and innocent bystanders that will be injured and killed in the process of an armed robbery. ...
Therefore, in reality, your assets are not worth as much as they used to be. ... In fact, you only have possession of approximately 55% of your business, which is not a very ideal situation to be in if you are the owner of a business. ... In addition, our firm has anticipated that you would pay your clerk and service repairperson nearly $30,000 and $40,000 per annum respectively. ... On the other hand, the only source of revenue of your company is derived from the contracts to supply fuel to 200 customers, with the average purchase of each customer being $600. ... Based on the facts that...
These average men will work their 8-hour shift then drive home to their average wives. ... These women are not average women; they are nude models, playboy bunnies. Moreover, this man is definitely not your average American man, he is Hugh Hefner, one of the most successful entrepreneurs (well, on some levels) of half a century. ... He was not a gifted student, just your average scholar who was just getting by in school. ... Following graduation from high school in January 1944, Hef (a nickname that he has preferred since youth) joined the US Army, serving as an Infantry Clerk. ...
He married Vivien Haigh-Wood in July 1915 and from 1915 through 1919 held a number of jobs including teacher, bank clerk, and assistant editor of the literary magazine Egoist. ... In 1947 his wife died after a long illness, and Elliot did not remarry until 1957 when he wed Valerie Fletcher. ... Ash Wednesday includes a number of obscure bible references which critics point to as a weakness, due to the average readers' inability to recognize these allusions (Davis, 346). ... Throughout Elliot's literary career, his works were largely criticized for vague references which the average r...
