A & P John Uplike Speakers: Tim, Mia, and Sunny2.
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Transcript of A & P John Uplike Speakers: Tim, Mia, and Sunny2.
Introduction to CharactersMajor Characters
1. Sammy
2. Queenie
3. Lengle
Minor Characters
1. Stokesie
2. Queenie’s two friends :
Plaid & Big Tall Goony Gonny
Characteristics of Sammy Not innocent
Sammy looks the girls in a sexual way. Although most girls think that it is very rude, shallow and even libidinous to do that.
Immature
Sammy kind of looks down on female. Common It’s common among boys to do so. As a boy, I oft
en see girls in the same way. -Tim
Supporting Sentences
Do you really think it's a mind in there or just a little buzz like a bee in a glass jar?
Major Characters(2) Queenie A customer in A&P Being like a leader Wearing bathsuit wi
th the other two friends.
Characteristics of Qunnie Open
Wering bathsuit to shop in a grocery store Queen
Speaking like a gueen and acting like a leader. “Her voice kind of starved me, the way voices do wh
en you see people first, coming out so flat and dumb yet kind of tony, too”
Characteristics of Lengle Conservative
Lengel represents old points of view.
Considerate
When Sammy told him that he quit, he tried to persuade him not to quit. But, I think he is upright. He wanted to keep A&P from being “polluted”. I think he is a considerate man.
Minor Characters(1) Stokesie The clerk working
with Sammy in A&P
Twenty-two, married, and has two babies.
Characteristics of Stokesie
More ambitious than Sammy
” He thinks he's going to be manager some sunny day, maybe in 1990 when it's called the Great Alexandrov and Petrooshki Tea Company or something.”
Supporting Sentnces
Plaid-
A plump, pretty girl with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-looking can who catches Sammy’s eye first.
Big Tall-
You know , the king of girl other girls think is very”striking” and “attractive” but never quit makes it.
Questions for You Which characters do you like most?
Which part you think is ironic?
Why did Sammy quit his job?