The story "A & P," by John Updike, is a tale of a young man who lets his desires and anger lead him to a place where he ends up quitting his job. John Updike uses many literary techniques to imply and convey certain messages to his readers. The story mainly consists of a 19 year old boy, Sammy, working in a grocery store who makes observations on the "sheep  in the store, as well as these three girls that walk in with only bathing suits on, of which the story revolves around. This story gives you a sort of inside perspective to the mind of young men and people that have not quite hit adulthood. Through his text, Updike conveys to the world his views on men versus women, society, and adulthood. At first the customers looked very old and dull to Sammy and co-worker, Stoksie. Then, these three gorgeous girls in nothing but bathing suits walk in and Sammy's world turns upside down. "As might be expected, Sammy's account of the girls' stroll around the store reveals a 19-year-old's sexual desire, but it also makes clear that he himself wishes to ascribe a more noble significance to his admiration of them (Stearns 2). People comment on it all the time, but the real truth is behind the world of guys and girls, vast and complex. For one, they usually do not see each other in the same manner, as guys often see girls as objects of desire, just as Sammy originally does in the story. However, that is not always the case, even when Sammy comes to the realization and sees the girls as real, equal people while noticing another male making the same wrong observation. Sammy is overwhelmed by the girls' innocence and simplicity and strives to look good in front of them. He feels a sense of passion as he sees Queenie and relates to her. "With the straps pushed off, there was nothing between the top of the suit and the top of her head except just her, this clear bare plane of the top of her chest down from the shoulder bones like a dented sheet of m