Nineteen Candles: Coming of age a found in John Updike's "A&P"

Brian Keller English Comp. 102 Nineteen Candles In John Updike's "A&P" we the readers are engaged with the coming of age story of Sammy, the story protagonist. Through conflict with authority, fleeting traces of first love, and decisions based in passion, Updike allows us to see the beginning of Sammy's transition from adolescence into manhood. With focus on character development, tone, and style, with little action to compensate, "A&P" brings …

…has developed his own code of morals and ethics. Although I will admit they were triggered on an ephemeral type of love , the basis is Sammy's own response to his measurements of the internal and external conflicts brought to him on that most typical of Thursday afternoons. It is this basis that will separate Sammy from the "sheep." Works Cited Updike, John. "A&P" Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, 2005. 15-20