Throughout the two short stories A
Chameleon In John Updikes A
This Story takes place in 1961 in a small New England towns A
Essay 1 A Boy to a Man The story of A P written by John Updike is based in a small towns A P grocery store It is a narrative view of the stores customers through the eyes of a young man who lets his infatuations stubbornness and immaturity outweigh life in a result of him quitting his job at the local A P where he is a cashier The young man understands that life is about decisions and once they made you carry them out even if the outcome is not what you would expect The story starts with Sammy
Teenagers are immature It is a proven fact and anybody who has been to high school is quite aware of this When three young girls in bathing suits walk past a young boy what is expected to happen Will he resume his work and pretend not to notice Of course not He will stare at them and analyze their appearance because nowadays its not something we see every day three girls in bathing suits walking into a grocery store Of course this phenomenon would have been much more uncommon back in the sixtie