Men will go to amazing measures to inspire ladies. This is the situation in the story "A & P" composed by John Updike. Sammy, who is a clerk at a grocery store, shows an excellent sample of a man attempting to inspire a lady. His imprudent choice to leave his place of employment was a terrible choice and will certainly have an unfriendly impact on him later on. Sammy appears to be destined from the first sentence when he says, "In strolls three young ladies in only swimming outfits" (Updike 1026). He sees each and every insight about the young ladies from the shading of their swimsuits to their tan lines. Right now he is looking at "one of these money register-watchers," and he is hollered at for ringing up her thing twice (Updike 1026). This diversion from his employment demonstrates his enthusiasm for the young ladies, particularly the one he calls "Queenie." .
To Sammy's enjoyment, Queenie and her two companions pick his register to buy the "Extravagant Herring Snacks in Pure Sour Cream" (Updike 1027). When she puts the snacks down on the counter, Sammy sees that her hands are free. While he is pondering where the cash is going to originate from, she continues to force the dollar bank notes "out of the empty at the focal point of her nubbled pink top" (Updike 1027). This motion places Sammy altogether wonderment of the young lady, and this is the defining moment, this is the point at which he settles on his choice that he ought to attempt to awe her. His huge chance comes when the store chief, Lengel, makes a visit to Sammy's line. "Young ladies, this isn't the shoreline," is the first thing Lengel says to the young ladies when he sees them (Updike 1028). Queenie clarifies that her mom sent her to get some herring snacks, inferring that since her mom sent her it is flawlessly fine for her to be in the store with just a swimsuit on. While Lengel and Queenie are contending, Sammy pictures himself at Queenie's home amid a gathering.
