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The short story “A & P” by John Updike is a descriptive short story. Updike writes the story from a viewpoint of a young man, about 19 years old, named Sammy who works as a cashier at a supermarket. The story contains many descriptive phrases about the three young girl’s flesh. For example, ”…a chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-looking can with those two crescents of white just under it , where the sun never seems to hit, at the top of the backs of her legs” (14). I found this story enjoyable to read because it was very descriptive about the surroundings. The story begins when Sammy sees the three girls in their swim suits. He watches the three girls behind his register. While he was admiring the three girls he was also ringing a customer at the same time.
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