A Dynamic Character in John Updike's "A&P"

Sammy: A Dynamic Character in John Updike's "A&P" In John Updike's "A&P", the main character, Sammy, becomes the story's narrator. Sammy is a typical nineteen-year-old man, working a boring, dead end job as a grocery store cashier in a lower middle class town. His only role models are Stokesie, a twenty-two year-old man doing the same job as Sammy, trying to support a family, and Lengel, his manager, who most likely …

…did. Throughout the story, Sammy is an ever-changing character. He is a young man who we see actually take a giant step into manhood. After leaving the store, he sees that the girls have already left, and is able to look around at what opportunities are left for him outside of the A&P world. Sammy is a man now, and will have to deal with his decision and press onward toward the future.