Lengel approached Sammy and his customers at the checkout line in the store, Sammy perceive his manager Lengel as dreary, knowing his approach would be quarrelsome. “Girls, this isn’t the beach” (Updike 297). Lengel directed at the female customers, “Then everybody’s luck begins to run out” (Updike 297). Sammy’s reacted by laughing at Lengel’s comment to lighten up the female customers who he had been ogling throughout the store from the moment they walked in. In fact, Sammy gave one of the girls a nickname referring to her as “Queeine”. Sammy perceive Queeine as the leader of the group who had confidence and was most interested in her. M Lengel was unpleased at the way the girls were dressed entering the store saying, “We want you decently