This Story takes place in 1961, in a small New England town's A&P grocery store. Sammy, the narrator, is introduced as a grocery checker and an observer of the store's patrons. He finds himself fascinated by a particular group of girls. Just in from the beach and still in their bathing suits, they are a stark contrast, to the otherwise plain store interior. As they go about their errands, Sammy observes the reactions, of the other customers, to this trio of young women. He uses the word "Sheep" to describe the store regulars, as they seem to follow one and other, in their actions and reactions. The girls, however, appear to be unique in all aspects of their beings: walking, down the isles, against the grain: going barefoot and in swim suits, amongst the properly attired clientele. They are different and this is what catches and holds Sammy's attention. He sees them in such detail, that he can even see the queen of the bunch. Sammy observes their movements and gestures, up until the time of their checkout. At which point, they are confronted by the store manager and chastised for their unacceptable appearance. He believes their attire to be indecent. Sammy, feeling that the managerial display was unnecessary and unduly embarrassing for the girls, decides to quit his position as checker. Thought he knows that his decision may be hasty, he knows that he has to follow through and he can never go back. He leaves, with a clean conscious, but the burden of not knowing what the future has in store.
This story represents a coming-of-age for Sammy. Though it takes place over the period of a few minutes, it represents a much larger process of maturation. From the time the girls enter the grocery store, to the moment they leave, you can see changes in Sammy. At first, he sees only the physicality of the girls: how they look and what they are wearing, seem to be his only observations.
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Witchcraft? Witchcraft is a sensation that has captured the minds of people since the beginning of time. I think it important to first discuss some history of witchcraft. ... It was then that society and the church began associating witchcraft with devil worship. ... Nadel's article titled Witchcraft in Four African Societies: An Essay in Comparison (1952), he talks of how the Nupe have a concrete belief in witchcraft that include the perception of "witchcraft as unequivocally evil, as destroying life, mainly through mysterious wasting diseases, and as implying the power of witc...
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It overrode the accuser's alibi because the judges blamed the witchcraft on their spirits. ... In an average outbreak of witchcraft, only one or two people were usually accused. ... In Europe, witchcraft was considered a heresy against the church, and heretics were burned. In England and New England, witchcraft was a crime, and the guilty were hanged. ... Today, witchcraft is legal and can be practiced as long as the government laws are obeyed. ...
Witchcraft is a phenomenon that has captured the minds of millions since its existence. ... People believed in witchcraft against the assertions of the church that it was mere superstition, and later the church began to believe in witchcraft too. ... (Russel, 658) Witchcraft has a very fascinating history. ... John Klaits best describes how the belief in witchcraft flourished by saying, "many accusations of witchcraft resulted from ordinary village quarrels." (86) Chance happenings in life were often blamed on witchcraft. ... Jews were among those accused of witchcraft during the mediev...
In The Crucible, a lot of conflict was going on about witchcraft. ... Ruth lies motionless in her bed due to being a victim of witchcraft. ... This also shows that witchcraft made Ruth paralyzed. As a result, Ruth is a victim of witchcraft by being paralyzed. ... This also shows that witchcraft broke the city apart. ...
Witchcraft is one of those religions. ... The misconceptions of Witchcraft have been inaccurate and misleading. ... Satan is a demonic figure from the Christian belief, not from Witchcraft. In Witchcraft there is no deity that is evil. ... Today modern Witchcraft "is a variety of paganism" (Russell 157). ...
Witchcraft was believed in every level of society therefore it was common to see every catastrophe as a result of the actions of witches. ... They claimed demonic witchcraft had no biblical justification, it was a type of witchcraft that was absent from the scriptures. ... Scot's 'Discoverie of Witchcraft,' written 1584, claimed that most accused were in fact innocent of witchcraft. ... However, despite the doubt expressed by judges and lawyers the belief in witchcraft was not eradicated in their minds. ... The religious group accredited events to be the work of God, rather than...
