A&P Similarities Differences

A&P Articles

Differences

• Even though both of the essays say that Sammy does want to be like everyone else(Going Against the grain)- Sammy doesn’t want to become what he sees in his employee stokesie (foil) also Lengel is Foil for Stokesie and Sammy

• Cont.- (The Established)- They say that Sammy goes against because of personal values that makes him go against community…. Also because the girls where the few thing decent around there. (Lengel claimed they weren’t dressed decent enough to enter)

• (the Established)- Talks about how the things around him are so artificial. Also After he quit Lengel tries on more time to conform him to the establishment (Society)

• (The establishment) the result of him quitting will make his life harder because he has to go against society and there will always be a clashes but Sammy is not living a lie. But he knew that he had to do what he believed in.

• Routine-

• (goin against grain)- the butcher is also one of the role models – undress the girls with the girls that makes Sammy sick to his stomach. Shows what people are supposed to be disgusts Sammy

• Cont. Sammy sees the girls come down the aisle the wrong way which

• Cont. The fact that Sammy quits nothing to do with girls…. They left and lengel said he can take it back but he doesn’t

• Both are written by professors one article even quotes the other

Similarities

• In both of the critics Sammy will to become fight society and be different is expressed.

• Lengel represents establishment and a model citizen – people should be like him

• The girls represent out of the ordinary/decency/what is not socially acceptable which is different for Sammy…. He is use to routine and doesn’t want to be

• (goin against) Cont. Sammy sees the girls come down the aisle the wrong way which shows they are different and go against society as Sammy sees it…. He is telling story

• People around him...