<Tab/>I enjoy stories that are long and involved. However, the short story "A & P" by John Updike is a wonderful exception to this rule. Updike writes the story from a viewpoint of what I believe to be a younger, more contemporary person. The story contains many other enjoyable attributes, such as the comments about young girls' flesh. I found the story to be a good read and although …showed first 75 words of 520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 520 total…thinking. <Tab/>I think that overall the story did a very good job of bringing me into the store. I felt like a first hand participant in the antics. I was able to sympathize with the main character and I was able to connect with him as well. As I said, I typically don't enjoy shorter stories, although I'm glad that I made an exception by reading "A & P".