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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the characters from John Updike's A&P with Toni Cade Bambara's character, Sylvia. Quotes from the text included and cited. Bibliography includes 2 sources.
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symbol for the characters. Many writers are able to develop characters using many types of literary devices which produce characters that are real and three dimensional to the reader. A&P
and The Lesson are two short stores whose characters can serve as good examples of character development. In John Updikes story,
A&P, the protagonist is Sammy. He is also the narrator and this is told in first person. The problem with first person, of course, is that the camera is only
inside of Sammys head and the thoughts and perspectives of his boss, the people that viewed him, Stoksie, and the others are only gained through Sammys perspective. Thats only fair,
one has to admit, for this story, though, since it is, essentially, a story of him coming of age. In a short
span of time, one sees Sammy going from one of the nameless faceless check out clerks at the local supermarket, to someone who has decided to be responsible for his
own destiny. One finds themselves feeling very proud of Sammy, though curious, when he stands up to Mr. Lengel. The thoughts that Sammy has while he is working, at the
first of the story, show a young man, still engrossed with pigeon holing everyone he meets. They either are good or they are bad. Beautiful or ugly. Young or old.
There are no shades of gray, so to speak. In childlike fashion, he accepts what anyone tells him at face value, though as the story wears on a touch of
skepticism begins to creep in. Especially when he speaks of Stoksie, in this example: "I forgot to say he thinks hes going to
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