... of the A&P. Sammy's descriptions of the A&P suggest rigid monotony and bland uniformity. The fluorescent light is as blandly cool as the "checkerboard green-and-cream rubber tile floor" (Updike p.88). He goes on to say "everything is neatly organized and categorized in tidy aisles" (Updike p.88). ... story without showing so many signs of the times. Would his story then carry more weight with young people of current day? The main idea within Sammy in his 1960s setting, however, reaches beyond time. Sammy might be comfortable in the seemingly picture perfect town he has known all his ... ...

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