Blog#3

Examine the narrator from either "The Yellow Wallpaper" or "A & P." What does the narrator reveal about him or herself indirectly? What sort of transformation, if any, does the narrator experience during the course of the story?

1. When I finished reading A&P, i was like that made no sense. I can understand if you disagree the way the boss treated the three girls, but why would you quit your job? When the girls walked into the store I felt that Sammy, the guy at the register, de-humanized them and made them into purely sexual objects. The way he described the girl in plaid backside as a "can" disturbed me. It was an interesting read, but it shows how Sammy's view changes throughout the text. Even though he is the average teenage boy, with raging hormones and all, Updikes explores how men dehumanize women in our society. This seemed to take place in the 1960's and back then women werent seen as equals to men and this short story definitely depict the time period. Even though seeing women as sexual objects, I wondered why the girls came inside without enough clothing. They knew it would be awkward to walk in without shoes and regular clothing but the first girl, "Queeny", didnt care. She encouraged the other two girls to walk in and felt as if her appearance should not affect her treatment,but it did.
2.Sammy, the narrator, reveals how he feels about the opposite sex in the text. He turns these women into sexual objects, but once they are mistreated, something inside his head clicks and he empathizes with them. Through this moment, readers can see Sammy growing into a mature man. He was a man of his time where women werent considered equals but by the end of the story, I feel that he will change with time. He realizes that women shouldnt be treated negatively based on their appearance and this shows maturity. To be plain and simple, this short story shows Sammy's transformation from boy to man.