ENG 102 Essex County College Why Sammy Quit the Job Case Study

Using John Updike’s “A & P” as the source to cite, write a five-paragraph essay in response to: Sammy, our 19-year-old narrator, seems to be presenting readers with a critique on consumer culture in America. Queenie and her friends interrupt Sammy by their very presence within the grocery store. So the question, which you will form your thesis around, is – why does Sammy quit his job? To rebel against the cultural outrage he exudes when eyeing the A & P customers or is it simply out of sexual desire towards Queenie and her friends? Pick a side of the argument, form your thesis statement, find three citations (remember, one per supporting paragraph), and argue your point.