Life During and After the "A & P"

Essay descibes John Updike's short story "A & P" and answers two questions- What life lessons does Sammy learn? and How does Sammy's experience relate to a personnal experience?
A single event can forever change a person's life. In the short story "A & P," by
John Updike, a young boy named Sammy has his life forever changed during what begins
as a normal day at his job at an A & P grocery store. For the first time, Sammy witnesses,
and is eventually initiated into, a world of complete freedom, where one can choose their
own path rather than follow the path already laid. Everyo…