Rite Of Passage In A & P By John Updike

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The story “A & P” by John Updike is a story about a teenage boy named Sammy. Many believe that Sammy is a rebel without a cause. In the story “A & P” by John Updike. Sammy encounters a moment that can be classified as a rite of passage, because he matures and realizes his mistakes. In the short story “A & P,” Sammy, works at the store called A & P. The story takes place in the summer during the 1960s, and one day when Sammy is working three girls walk into the store wearing only bathing suits. Sammy and his other coworker don’t seem to have a problem with this, but some of the other customers are bit confused as to why the girls would only be wearing bathing suits at the store in the middle of town. For one reason the beach isn’t very close,