We tend to think of heroes as imaginary super-heroes with super powers, or the heroes we find everyday in our police stations, fire stations, schools and homes, or those special people who have a vision for the way the world should be when it comes to caring for others. ... When reading the short story "A & P" you begin to think the main character Sammy is a bit of a Looney, but has the reader you can visualize every detail about the three beauties that walk into the A&P shop that evening. ...

• Word Count: 912
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Connie and a comparable girlfriend explore a neighboring shopping plaza. While Connie is indifferently walking at the shopping center, the narrator describes Connie's mouth as being "bright and pink on these evenings out"(8) and that she bears a jingling bracelet. ... For example, when Arnold first appears at Connie's home, he talks about his car and how it has new paint, but just to illustrate how evil he his, Arnold's name appears on his car in "tar-like black letters"(11). ...

• Word Count: 1509
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On the morning of Araby, the narrator asks his uncle for money for a train ride to the bazaar, and his uncle says he will give it to him after he returns home. ... When the narrator's uncle arrives, he rushes to the train but gets to Araby only as all of the shops have closed. ...

• Word Count: 1081
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate