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2012级10班
Name:
田金芳
10thJanuary,2015
Abstract:
Allofthemaincharactersinthestorymustmakeachoiceandenduretheconsequenceofthatchoicewhenconstantcollisionbetweenthenewideasandconventionalonesgenerated.JohnUpdikeillustratesSammyandthethreeyounggirlsarerepresentativesoftherebelliousyouth,whileothersareontherigidelders’side.Onbehalfdifferentside,oncetheyhavemadetheirownchoicebetweentraditionandnewthings,thestorybegantotakesplace.IthinkSometimesweneedtochallengethetraditionalpatternsandmakechoicesthatletususeourpotentialaspossibleaswecan.Onceachoiceismade,we'
reallresponsibleforourownchoices.
Keywords:
Choice,consequence,Sammy,collision,rebellion,tradition
Ⅰ.Abriefintroductiontothe“A&
P”
“A&
P"
isaninitiationnovelwrittenbyJohnUpdikein1961,whichistoldfromthe
firstpersonpointofview
ofSammy.”A&
originallypublishedin
TheNewYorker
onJuly22,1961,alsolaterappearedinthecollectionPigeonFeathers.Ithasbeenwidelyanthologizedandisgenerallyconsideredtobeaclassic.M.GilbertPortercalledthetitularA&
P"
thecommondenominatorofmiddle-classsuburbia,anappropriatesymbolformassethicofaconsumer-conditionedsociety."
AccordingtoPorter,whenthemaincharacterchoosestorebelagainsttheA&
P,healsorebelsagainstthisconsumer-conditionedsociety,andinsodoinghe"
haschosentolivehonestlyandmeaningfully."
Aswiththis,A&
Pisworthyanalyzing,especiallyfromchoiceswhencharactersmakechoicesbetweenindividualnewconceptandconventionalones.
Thesettingofthestoryisinasmallquiettown,northofBostonwheremostofthecustomersareconservative.Theprotagonist,Sammy,ateenageclerkinanA&
Pgrocery,isworkingatthecashregisteronahotsummerdaywhenthreegirlswalkintoagrocerystorewearingonlytheirbathingsuitstopurchaseajarofherringsnacks.HeandhiscolleagueStokesiewhohasgotmarriedandhastwobabiesareattracteddeeplybythreegirls.Sammynoticesineverydetailofthegirls’physicalappearance,fromthetextureandpatternsoftheirbathingsuitstothedifferentboundariesoftheirtanlines.Justthen,themanagerLengel,camein,henoticedandembarrassedthreegirlsandtoldthattheyshouldbe"
decentlydressed"
whentheyenterthestore.Offendedbythemanager'
sdisregardforthethreecustomers'
dignity,Sammyquitshisjob.
ThestoryendssadlywithSammystandingaloneintheparkinglotandfeelinghisstomachkindoffellashefelthowhardtheworldwasgoingtobetomehereafterwhenhefindsthegirlshaveleftlong.
Ⅱ.TheanalysisofthemeofA&
P
FromwhatIunderstandafterreadingthisshortintuitionnovelandaccessingtosomerelevantinformation,Iholdthatthethemeofstoryisthechoiceandconsequencebetweennewideasandconventionalonesandtheyneedmakechoice.Oncemade,oneneedstotakeresponsibilityforthechoiceheorshemakeswhateveritbadorgood.
Inordertodeeplydigofthemeofthestory,let’sfirsttakealookattheenvironmentaroundthisstory."
A&
waswrittenin1961whentheAmericanisaturbulenttime.Thecivilmovement,sexrevolution,thewarversusVietnam,thecoldwarandcollisionoffamilysystemsoccurredatthesametime.Duringthisperiod(the1950sand'
60s),conservativedressmirroredconservativesocialvalues.InthosedaysinAmerica,peoplebyandlargeconformedandwereexpectedtoconform.Conformitywasameasureofpopularityaswellasameasureofmoralrightness.However,thereisanewgenerationofyouthwhorebellingagainstoldideas.Inthestory,wecanseetheclashbetweenthemisthesameasthebattlebetweenthesetwosidesinthe1960s.
Thus,livinginatraditionalandunconventionalcoexistperiod,Lengelandothercustomerschoosetoconformtraditionarereluctanttoinnovateandchange.WhenLengelcomesintothestoreafter“hagglingwithatruckfullofcabbages,”andheis“abouttoscuttleintothatdoormarkedMANAGER,”hecouldhaveignoredthethreegirls.Instead,hemakesthechoicetoconfrontthegirlsinfrontofSammy.Lengel’schoicetoconfrontthegirlshastheunforeseenconsequenceoflosinganemployeewhenSammyresignsinprotest.MaybeUpdikeusestheroleoftheyplaytosatirizetheconservatives.Thisserious,rigidmanisactingasthemoralsupervisorandauthoritymaintainer.Althoughconformtothecustomssetbythesocietyisveryimportant,butsomechangesisinevitable.Asweknow,theworldisconstantlychanging,so,insteadofdenying,weshouldlearntoacceptthenewthings.What’smore,conventionalmindsarealwayswrongaboutpivotmomentsinanation'
shistory.
Bycontrast,thechoicesofSammyandthegirlsinbathingsuitsrepresentarebellionagainstconformism.Thethreegirlsmadethechoiceofgoingtothegrocerystoreintheirbathingsuitsratherthannormaldressing,especiallyQueenie,withher“longwhiteprima-donnalegs”,standsoutasanonconformistandanindicationofherindifferencetothetraditionalsocialvalues.Nevertheless,becauseoftheirchoicetoviolatecommunitystandards,theysufferembarrassmentbybeingcondemnedbyanauthorityfigure.WhenQueeniedefendsherselfagainstLengelbyinsisting,“Wearedecent,”sheisonlytryingtogetoutofanembarrassingsituation.Whiletheothergirlsseemawkwardandabashed,Queenieisundauntedbythedisapprovingglancesoftheothershoppersandtheeagergazesofthemaleemployees.ThegirlshaveaprofoundtransformativeeffectonthemenintheA&
P,especiallySammy.
Thoughmanycharactersmakechoicesthroughoutthestory,Sammyisobligedtomakeapainfuldilemma.Sammy,thenarratorof“A&
P,”isusedtobeingasarcasticdisaffectedteenagerwithahealthyinterestintheoppositesexandakeenobservationalsense,whereasQueenieandherfriendssimplyignorethoserules.AsSammyapproachesadulthood,healsohastofacetheconsequencesofhisactionsmoredirectly.
Afteranembarrassingencounterwiththethreegirlsandhismanager,hehasthechoiceofpretendingnothinghadhappened,ordoingsomethingwhichhebelievesisright.WhenLengeltrytopersuadehim,Sammysaysthat“It’strue,Idon’t.Butitseemstomethatonceyoubeginagestureit’sfatalnottogothroughwithit”.Sammyneedstoconsiderhisconsequencebeforemakingthedecisionofquitting.Oneconsequenceofquittinghisjobisitcausesastraininhisrelationshipwithhisparents.Another,moreobviousconsequenceisthathemayhaveahardlifetolive.
Whenhechoosestoquithisjob,Anyway,IthinkthathedidnotnecessarilywantimpressQueenie,butinstead,hewentgetherwayofliving.Foronething,Updikeusesthefluorescentlightofthesupermarkettoemphasizeaboringfutureandthereisnoexcitementormysteryinvolved.Foranother,heusesthesunlighttorepresentthenever-endingopportunityoffreedom.So,whenSammyquitshisjobandenterstheparkinglot,heseesthevastsunshineineverydirection.Thisissupposedtosymbolizeanewbeginningandthenew-foundfreedomtotakehislifeinanydirectionhechooses.
Ⅲ.Conclusion
Inconclusion,everychoicehasanaftereffect.A&
Pisastoryreflectingthesocialrealityofthattimewhenfolkshavemadehardchoiceinthestruggleofpromotingthesocietygoingforward.UpdikeusesthecharactersofSammy,thethreegirlsinbathingsuits,andLengelinthestorytoshowhowimportantitistocarefullycontemplatetheconsequencesoftheirchoiceswhenbeinaturnofoldandnewtimes.Intoday’ssociety,itisalsothesame.Asanindependentperson,oneneedkeeppacewiththetimeswhenitkeepschanging.Thewordchoicesseemnotjustcorrectbutalsoinevitable.
Inotherwords,eventuallySammyseemstothinkthathehaslearnedalessoninthepainfulwaysoftheworld.Trytothinkaboutthis,whatisSammy’sfuturelifeifSammydidn’tchoosetoresign?
Maybehestillcomplaintabouteverythinginlifeasacashier.Ithinksometimesoneneeddeterminewhatisgoodenoughandtakethefirststeptowardsthat.That'
sallthatonehastodo.
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田金芳学号:
2012053401142012级10班
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