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External And Internal Conflict In John Updike's A & P

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Updike illustrate the use of external and internal conflict through its main character. In the story “A&P” by John Updike it begin with the main character the reader working at a grocery store. Sammy (the cashier) watches three girls enter with bathing suits to look through the A&P. When his manager punishes the girls for wearing nothing but bathing suits, Sammy quits in a strong and kind attempt to help them save face. The girls take no attention and leave the store. Throughout the story, the author use, the reading and writing ability of external and internal conflict to capture the reader’s attention. In the end of the story, the author shows internal conflict with its main character Sammy.The main character is conflicted with conformity.
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