... the story full and intense and sustainable. Updike creates this character, who unlike anyone else, sees the beauty in the girls. "Still with that prim look she lifts a folded dollar bill out of the hollow at the center of her nubbled oink top. The jar went heavy in my hand. Really, I thought that was so cute " (Updike). Even odd such as ... an aisle of the store, he notices "the sheep pushing their carts down the aisle " and the commotion that's starting because "the girls were walking against the usual traffic " pattern " (Russell). Sammy's desire to break away from conformity is also ...

• Word Count: 2200
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School