Character
"A & P"
Answer the following questions in a fluid paragraph response in the same order the questions are listed. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire.
1. What does a character's outward appearance have to do with understanding who he or she is? How do you know?
2. What is the role of a protagonist in fiction?
3. What is the role of an antagonist in fiction?
4. Describe Sammy's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text.
2. What is the role of a protagonist in fiction?
3. What is the role of an antagonist in fiction?
4. Describe Sammy's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text.
5. Describe Queenie's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text.
6. Why is knowing the character's personality an important step in figuring out who the character is? Provide two reasons.
7. Describe Sammy's personality. Does this strengthen the character or weaken the character? How do you know?
8. Does Sammy overcome the conflict with Lengel? How do you know?
9. Describe the setting of "A & P." How does the setting affect the ending of the short story?
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Liz Fusciardi - We are a judgmental society, typically a person’s clothes or the way they carry themselves is a reflection of who they are. We don't really know this, thats the thing that we forget! People tend to deceive others when they want to. You only truly know a person when they trust you enough to show it.
ReplyDeleteThe role of a protagonist is to be the "good guy" in a story, they are always the one that you root for and you want the best things for them, usually that is to get the girl/guy! The antagonist is the opposite, they are that bad person or group of people that are trying to bring down that pure and innocent protagonist. We tend to be happy when this person gets killed off.
I don't recall anything specific about his appearance other than his mom ironing his perfectly worn white shirt and the apron and bowtie which was part of his uniform. His mom must care about him working to make sure he was dressed perfectly for his cashier job, she will be upset when he comes home!
Queenies physical appearance, is perfect, next to the other girls she is a model. Great hair, nice skin, great voice, perfect walk. The way this story described her was great, you are able to create the mental picture of her in her bathing suit walking around the store in her bare feet, it brings you into the story.
Personality goes a long way, it allows you to know a lot about a person. You can tell their mood, if they are being funny or serious and it also adds to their charm factor. It is important to know their personality because you can determine why they did something or even the ability to find out where they came from and why they are the way they are.
Sammy's personality is highly sarcastic, he gives people nicknames and talks crap about their appearance. Sammy is a strong character, he set the scene for us in this story. If it wasn't for him and his observations we would have no idea what it was like inside A&P, he even stood up for the girls, unfortunately for him it didn't help him but at least he did!
In Sammy's mind he is done with Lengel, he spoke his peace and has closure. He probably feels a bit of remorse for quiting his job but not about the way he handled things with Lengel.
A&P took place at a local grocery store, this helps us infer a little more about the way this story ended. Not only did the boy not get the girl but now he is jobless and alone standing in a parking lot trying to determine where to go from here. Now he has to go home to his parents and explain what happened, I can't imagine that going well for him but at least right now he has some time to reflect!
I agree with your definition of the Protagonist.
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I don't particularly agree with your definition of protagonist. A protagonist can be a good guy or a bad guy. For example assume a story followed the life of The Joker in the DC universe. The Joker would be the protagonist in this story and Batman would be the antagonist. A protagonist is just the character in the story who is working towards a goal and encounters a conflict.
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Elephantsicko -
DeleteYes and no, I think that a traditional protagonist is good and traditional antagonist is bad. Usually in books and movies you are rooting for the "good guy" and that person happens to be the protagonist.
In your example it could go both ways, because of the Joker's evil plots Batman now needs to protect the city as well as the people of Gotham (his goal) in order to do that he needs to have it out with the Joker - conflict. When there are hero vs. villain movies they both are encountering conflicts and they both have goals it just depends on how the director wants to convey it to the audience.
In non-traditional writing you're right, it could go either way. --Liz Fusciardi
Austin Duenes
ReplyDelete1. The outward appearance of the characters shows a lot about the person because it shows a slight insight on maybe what type of person they could be. If someone has a wrinkled shirt with bedhead on a date then maybe that could mean they just don't care about their appearance and possibly they're lazy. I know because most of the time you can read someone before you even talk to them.
2. In fiction the protagonist is usually the person who's going to solve the problem or be the Hero of what the situation is going to be, also known as the good guy.
3. In fiction the antagonist is the complete opposite of the protagonist. The antagonist is the bad guy of the story or someone who wants to see the downfall of the protagonist.
4. Sammy's appearance in John Updike's "A&P" isn't much to talk about the author doesn't say much about what he looks like other than his attitude towards things and that the only thing as the reader can rely on is the idea of a cashier way back before the 90's checking people out. So the effectiveness about Sammy's appearance isn't great.
5. Queenie is the hot girl out of the three and the person that Sammy likes. She isn't so tall and walks like she knows what she's working with. She has white shoulders and oaky looking hair that the salt and sun have seemed to bleach. The author is very effective in describing her and really gives you the same feeling that Sammy is going through which is look at that babe.
6. Knowing the characters personality is key to knowing if they are likable or maybe it could be the difference in knowing if they are the protagonist or the antagonist. Both of these are good reasons in knowing the personality of the characters because you can better know who they are.
7. Sammy is someone who sits behind a register all day and judges people. He also is a 19 year old who checks out girls. He is a little dumb though because of the fact he just upped and quit his job. Knowing this to me shows what kind of person he is and with each added thing only strengthens what the author wants you to perceive him as.
8. Sammy quits his job and tells Lengel why he quit. I suppose for Sammy this was his way for overcoming the conflict with Lengel. He didn't seem to like his job in the first place so quitting was a big step for him and knowing why he quit made it more manageable to think about.
9. An old Store way back in the day not too far from a beach that has automatic doors. It affects it because it shows where the kid had his first real life experience and how much he disliked his job.
I agree, a personality says a lot about weather one would like the person or not.
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Tommy Wheeler
ReplyDeleteA person’s appearance gives the reader insight into who the character is and what struggles they may face. For example, a character could be described as an unattractive and awkward looking person; making their experiences more relatable to the audience. Also learning about their appearance can make it easier to come to conclusions about a character’s feelings; as in “A & P”, where it is easy to come to the conclusion that the chubby girl feels insecure, being in a bathing suit next to other girls who are not described as being overweight.
Although I agree with you Liz, sometimes the protagonist can be hard to like, as is the case with an antihero. Sometimes the protagonist is larger than life, but in the case of the stories we have read recently, the hero is an ordinary individual.
What Liz said, but just to add, He or she or it, is also opposing what the hero is trying to accomplish.
I also do not recall much detail about Sammy’s appearance. The story seemed to be being told through his eyes.
Queenie’s appearance is detailed very positively. It is obvious through the narrators numerous details that Sammy finds her attractive and that Queenie wants attention.
Liz nailed it with her comments. To reinforce what she said, without personality you have no idea of who a character is or what tone or mood they’re in. Personality makes the character.
What she said.
I’m not really sure Sammy overcomes the conflict with Lengel; it’s more like he’s running away from the conflict. All Sammy accomplished by quitting was to make the point that he didn’t like the way Lengel did things. It’s almost like Lengel get’s the last laugh since he knows Sammy’s mother won’t approve and Sammy will be jobless. However, since the story doesn’t tell us much after the fact, Sammy could end up getting a better job or finding the girl; vanquishing his foe!
The setting introduced a small local grocery store, like Liz said, but because the story took place entirely in that setting, when Sammy leaves, he leaves the audience there too; losing a sense of closure and making the ending open for interpretation.
Madison Tollett- We learn about the way a character looks rather than who the character is first. We then as the audience make assumptions on the characters. We assume that they have money or they don't or that they are young or old. By the way they are dressed or talk we assume the unknown and pass judgement.
ReplyDeleteThe protagonist is the hero or "good one". The one who saves the girl or puts away the bad guy.
The antagonist is the bad guy the one who comes up with the master plan to take over the world or who steals the princess or even the evil boss in some stories.
Sammy is more described by what he does and his role in the story than by his actual appearance. A lot of assumptions were made about his age just based off of the way he talked about the girls.
Queenie was portrayed as the perfect girl the one who runs the group of friends. He described her more carefully and diligently. She had the perfect figure and complexion he portrayed her with infatuation and lust.
The character's personality is important so we can try to know what to expect. We can try to find out if the character is rash or impulsive. It is also important because then we can almost put the pieces together on how that character ended up right where they are.
Sammy handles the conflict the way he knows how. He makes a rash decision to stand up for the girls and tries to be a hero. He didn't resolve the conflict though he simply took himself out of it.
The setting is in an A&P, an old time grocery store, it describes the way the people look and how close to the beach it was. When Sammy chooses to walk out after the girls nothing of whats out there is explained to us except that the girls are not outside waiting. We as the audience get left in the grocery store that is where the setting ends.
I agree with your assertion that it is human nature to "judge a book by its cover" or assign a stereotype upon our initial interaction with someone new.
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Out in the real world, a character’s outward appearance has nothing to do with understanding who he/she is. Although first impressions carries a lot of weight and people tend to “judge books by their cover”, I agree with Liz that in order to get to know someone, that someone has to be willing to let you get to know them. Now, in a story, a description of the character’s appearance can paint a mental picture of what a person could be like. Just like when we see someone with our eyes and begin to make assumptions of who that person is or what that person does, we can also do the same in our readings. The outward appearance can help us understand who the character is by age and what the character could be into. I know this because I do this every day, make inferences on people based on appearance.
ReplyDeleteThe protagonist is the main character of the story, it could be the good guy like Austin and Liz said, but not necessarily; case in point, A & P. Was Sammy really a good guy, a hero? His thoughts of the customers, one could say, were a bit perverted when it came to the girls in bathing suits and disrespectful towards the one he dubbed the “witch”. The antagonist, in this case, was Lengel. The antagonist is the one opposing the protagonist. Lerngel was not necessarily a bad guy, he simply demanded decency and respect in his store.
Sammy physical appearance per the text was an ironed white shirt, a bow tie, and an apron with his name (in red letters) on it over the pocket. The effectiveness of this characterization is simple; he’s a common guy working in a common store.
Quenneie’s appearance wasn’t “quite so tall,” long white prima-donna legs, and she walked confidently. She wore a dirty-pink--maybe beige--bathing suit with a little nubble over it, and the straps were down, she had oaky hair, down up in a bun, and a kind of prim face. This is great characterization because it is not difficult to portray an image of her in your mind as a beautiful and elegant girl.
Knowing the personality of a character is important and I agree with what Liz said. Additionally, you can determine if your own personality is a match with a character, can you relate with the character? The more you can relate, the more you can understand his/her motives. Secondly, personality is what gives the character a motive to be who he/she is supposed to be and do whatever it is that needs to be done.
Sammy’s personality is immature. This strengthens his character because we already know he’s only 19, and he has a lot of growing and learning to do and I can relate on a personal level. Per my own experiences, at 19, I too walked off on my job throwing contracts on my manager’s face in front of the customers at Bally Total Fitness.
Sammy doesn’t overcome his conflict with Lengel because at the end he felt stomach fall and realized how hard the world was going to be thereafter.
The setting of the story is at the store on a hot day, 5 miles from the beach affects the ending of the story in how it was easy for Sammy to walk out and not have to worry about coats or any extra stuff he would’ve had to carry if it were a colder weather. It also, like Tommy said, makes the ending open for interpretation and room for a discussion.
- Roman Leal
1. What does a character's outward appearance have to do with understanding who he or she is? How do you know?
ReplyDeleteIt establishes variables such as age, identity, possible race and other qualifying demographics.
The reader knows only through inference.
2. What is the role of a protagonist in fiction?
Main character
3. What is the role of an antagonist in fiction?
Character(s) who oppose the protagonist
4. Describe Sammy's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text.
A male in his late teens wearing a grocery store style apron with a bow in the back of it, and straps that go over his shoulders.
Inference is the main reason why the viewer can imagine Sammy’s appearance, relating it to their own knowledge of teenage grocery store attendants.
5. Describe Queenie's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text.
Not too tall, not too short, prim and proper walk and mannerisms, wearing a pink or off-beige bathing suit, straps off of her shoulders, flawless complexion, oaky and sun-bleached hair.
I would say that this was the second most affective description of any characters physical features in the story. The first being the “chunky one.”
6. Why is knowing the character's personality an important step in figuring out who the character is? Provide two reasons.
- Dislikes his job at the A&P which makes him more apt to knee jerk reactions without fear of consequence, you can tell by the way he almost mocks his co-worker for acting like he will one day manage the store.
- Establishes his maturity level through his interaction with the old lady with no cheek bones and his (former) boss.
7. Describe Sammy's personality. Does this strengthen the character or weaken the character? How do you know?
Sammy appears to be a typical teenage kid. More interested in chasing young women than working to support himself or his family. It strengthens the character to make it more believable. If Sammy was an older man, the story would just be creepy.
8. Does Sammy overcome the conflict with Lengel? How do you know?
Yes. He leaves.
9. Describe the setting of "A & P." How does the setting affect the ending of the short story?
Set in a beach town on the coast. It leads you to believe that if Sammy doesn’t find Queeny there will be more scantily clad young women to choose from.
J.N.Karshner
I agree, an antagonist does oppose the protagonist. - Haakam Sherwani
Delete1. outlook appearance is basically to judge a person. People may say they don't but when you see 3 people outside cutting grass you probably jump to the conclusion that they are Mexican so if the narrator describes a person it helps you get to know them better and judge them. Like we made the connection from the girls in Araby she had a bracelet on so we made the connection that she was rich, she could have just found it on the floor. I know because we do it every day.
ReplyDelete2. protagonist is Batman, the good guy that is out to help everyone.
3. antagonist is Bane, out to ruin the whole city.
4. I do not remember any details on the way Sammy looked but he seemed to be smart by the way he described the girls and observant. But the only thing I know is that he is very white.
5. Queenie was Sammy's type of girl. She wasn't the tallest or the shortest she was just right. She was a white girl with prima-donna long white legs. Her hair was an oaky color that was out up in a bun, and she had a prim face, and a long neck.She was the leader of the 3 girls and Sammy liked everything about her.
6. Knowing the character helps understand the story. If Sammy were an old man talking out 16 year old girls then everyone would say he is a perv but Sammy is 19 so it puts it into perspective. Also if the boy in Araby was lets say 20 and was stalking the girl the way he was people would judge hard, but since he is a little boy then it makes it "okay".
7. Sammy does not have a strong personality or maybe he is really shy. He watched the girls the whole time they were in the store but did not have the balls to talk to them even while his manager was telling them to put clothes on but he doesn't think before he speaks because he quit his job so it is probably a good thing he did not talk to them. It strengthens the story because he has a passive personality.
8. He did not resolve a conflict at all but maybe it was not the fist time Lengel approaches girls in that manner so Sammy did not like it. Maybe he was holding a grudge but never mentioned it.
9. It was a hot summer day in Boston inside a convenience store. It helps Sammy because he quit and can simply walk out and not have to get a jacket or anything.
1. A characters outward appearance can show a lot about a person because of the way they might dress or look can say a lot about themselves. Many times, and author would describe the way a character looks before telling us anything about who the character is. I know because many people tend to look at a person and make assumptions before knowing the person. This occurs on a daily basis.
ReplyDelete2. A role of a protagonist in fiction is the main character in a story. A protagonist is usually set as the hero of the story but that is not essentially correct. It is mainly a character that the story mostly revolves around.
3. The antagonist is mainly seen as the villain of the story, but that is not necessarily true either. A role of an antagonist in fiction is mostly a character that goes against the protagonist for any given reason.
4. What I gathered from Sammy’s physical appearance was a 19 year old boy that works as a clerk. There was not a lot of detail about Sammy because he was the narrator.
5. Queenies physical appearance is a good looking lady who seems to be the leader of her group. She seemed to have an independent personality. You could see this by the way she walked leading the other two girls. You could see this when Updike stated, “She held her head so high her neck, coming up out of those white shoulders.” She was also wearing a dirty-pink or beige bathing suit with the straps down. She has a palm face with her hair in a bun.
6. Knowing a character’s personality is an important step in figuring out who the character is because a character’s personality can say a lot about the character’s actions. It can also say a lot about a characters physical appearance.
7. Sammy seems to be very observant. He notices everything about the girls. He also seems to have a superior character. He quit his job for what he thought was injustice towards the girls in the bikinis.
8. I feel like he might have overcome the conflict with Langel because he used the girls as an excuse to get out of the job. He might have never even liked his job in the first place.
9. The setting of “A&P” takes place in a grocery store called A&P that is five miles away from the beach. The setting affects the ending of the short story because the whole purpose of this story leads back to the setting. If the setting was not in this grocery store the story would not even happen. The setting is what built the story from beginning to end.
-Salam Zaidan
In a story, the character's outward appearance is necessary because it describes the character. Even if the author does not give the character any specific physical traits, it allows the reader to draw conclusions based on the character's personality. The way a character dresses or wears his or her hair or how she or he slouches can help the reader grasp a basis for the character's personality. I read how Roman discussed that Sammy in "A&P" was a bit perverted and not techincally the hero type. A protagonist is generally the main character in the story who has a conflict that he or she will work to solve. The antagonist in a story does not necessarily have to be a character in the story. the antagonist role is solely filled by the person or thing that is antagonizing the protagonist in the story and keeping him or her from achieving a goal.
ReplyDeleteIn the story A&P, hte author does not technically give Sammy, the protagonist an appearance. The narrator mentions that Sammy wears an apron and a bowtie, but does not really give any other descriptive features. From my personal inference, I was able to conclude that Sammy had long-ish (for a boy), messy hair, was probably tall and skinny, and perhaps had acne on his face. He leaned on counters and might like to chew on toothpicks occasionally while speaking to customers with his hands in his pockets. Updike does a great job of giving Sammy a personality that allows readers to create an image of Sammy in their heads. As for Queenie, Sammy desribes her in a way that can help you base conclusions on her personality. I imagined her to be pale, with light brown hair, approximately 5'4", with a soft chin, and hazel eyes. She walked holding her nose up high, not in a prudish, but confident manner. She possibly had soft shoulders that allowed the bikini straps to fall to their sides and a prominent-enough bosom to hold up the bikini (sigh). The way Sammy describes her gives insight to his character. It shows that he is a daydreamer with his head in the clouds. The way he quits shows he is stubborn, but is strong enough to follow his morals despite how stupid they may seem. The end of the story kinda makes it seem like the conflict with Lengel is only temporary and will be resolved in a matter of a phone call and a day. It is pretty obvious that the next day he will return to the A&P with the bright flourescent lights, the sticky, gum marked floor and the musically inclined cash registers. At the A&P, nothing remarkable ever happens, just the usual. At the end of the day, everything is the same.
- Elephantsicko
1. the characters outward has a lot to do with who he really is but not completely like the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" someone can look like they just woke up did not care about a thing but can actually be a successful person with a good paying job. On the other hand there could be someone looking good but might have a crappy job.
ReplyDelete2.The protagonist in fiction is most of the time the good person
3. The antagonist in fiction would be the opposite to the protagonist, it would be the bad guy in the story
4.No detailed on how Sammy looked
5. Threw the narrators eyes Queenie is very attractive and describes her as almost perfect not too tall not too short just right.
6. It is important to know the personality of the character. because at first everybody thought he was an old preventive man but further in the story it explains how he really is and also how old he is.
7. Sammy is a young boy 19 years old like any other guy checking out girls and being judgmental and he is also very impulsive because he was trying to quit his job after something unnecessary
8. Sammy overcame the conflict by quitting
9. the setting was at a grocery store a long time ago I can infer this by the way the narrator describes the people wearing plaid baiting suits. It affect the ending of the story because it ended with Sammy leaving shows how much how unhappy he was there
Sarai Garcia
I agree with you Sarai, you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but a lot of people tend to do it because that's what most people do is judge But for the person it doesn't matter to them because they live their own life their way.
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1) The personal appearance, which every person has some sort of appearnance, in people eyes, ears, face, aswell it can be in groups or part of a communication.
ReplyDelete2) Protagonist fiction and a secondary character or characters and which it feels what is happening to the people in the story is vacariously happening to us and also gives us a since of versimilitide, or the same balance of living reality.
3) Antagonist plays an important role in the story development, a conflict of a story or a movie that sort some antagonist.
4) Sammy a typical intentioned 19 yr old male. He thinks everybody acts, dresses, looks and probablyeven think the same.
5) Queenie is a mixture of precocity and innocence, testing some boundaries of allowable behavior, without fully grasping, implicfacation of her actions until she is confronted and embrassed by Lengel.
6) Developing great personalties for the characters and maybe some realistic characters to make more interested in the story aswell for the characters in the story.
7) Sammy describes and interprets the scene around him, consequently revealing his own character, aswell Sammy has mouthpiece of his own, lustful and quizzical feelings. Sexiness helps make Sammy a fun interesting character.
8)Sammys conflict is wether to conform to the status quo or be different and go his own way.
9) A&P is more than just a story about an immature boys, quitting just impressing some girls and who are embarrased by there boss, but what does Sammy do next, does he return to his old job or finds something else that interest him.
Jessica Gallardo
A character’s outward appearance is helpful for the reader to capture an image or get a general idea of who the character is. The way they look, dress, act etc., gives the reader cues of the character’s personality that ultimately affect the direction of the story. The role of a protagonist in a fiction story is to be the center of attention. The story basically revolves around the protagonist who has the lead role. On the other hand, the role of the antagonist is to be the adversary of the hero or the protagonist.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I don’t recall much of Sammy’s appearance other than he was wearing an apron and a bow tie, which are both part of his uniform. Queenie’s physical appearance however, is described in more detail. Queenie is said to be the leader of the pack of 3 girls who enter the store. She is white complected and is wearing a bathing suit with her straps down.
Knowing the character’s personality is an important step in defining their character because if the reader knows their personality then they can most likely know what to expect of the character in the future as well as get an even better idea of who the character is.
In the story, Sammy’s personality is a bit risky and impulsive. He sees these girls and he starts checking them out and even quits his job just to try to impress them. He seems to be the type of person that acts without thinking. This weakens Sammy’s character because it makes him seem vulnerable when he is around women as if he has no self control.
When Sammy quit his job he created conflict with Lengel, his boss, whom he should have had respect for since he was a friend of his parents. Even though Sammy was working at a grocery store he was given an opportunity to work and make his own money. The setting in which Sammy was in might have made it easier for him to quit because working at a grocery doesn’t seem like a big deal. However, if the story had taken place at a law firm or somewhere else where he might have held a higher position he might have thought twice about making such a disrespectful move on his boss as he did at A&P.
^ Viridiana Salinas (Dec 17, @ 2:46)
Delete1. In my opinion, a person's outward appearance tells a lot about a person. There is a saying that says your "first impression should be your best impression." You can pick out a lot about a person's life not only by how they look, but by how they talk and their posture. In most stories, the outward appearance is a dead giveaway of how that character will be portrayed.
ReplyDelete2. The protagonist is the main character of a fiction. The whole story is surrounded around them. A protagonist can be anyone: boy, girl, good, evil. It doesn't matter, as long as they are the center of the story.
3. An antagonist is someone who is against the antagonist, someone who is on the opposite side. An example would be how Batman has the Joker as his antagonist.
4. Based on inference, I would say that Sammie probably looked like average 19 year old at that time. He was probably middle weight, 5'9, with his hair and style being the norm of that age. He wouldn't be too stylish, just enough for him to fit in.
5. Queenie looked like a goddess. She was barefoot, had nice long legs, skin tone just right. I assume she was very attractive for that age, probably having a voluptuous body that every guy would stare at. She probably had a very pretty face.
6. Knowing a
7. I would say he's just an average 19-year old. He's just an average, sexual, rebellious kid. I'm 19 right now, and I can honestly say this reminded me a lot of me. That what makes the characters interesting, because we relate to them.
8. He quits. He tells Lengel that he doesn't want to work there anymore, in an effort to impress the girls and maybe gain some attention, but it doesn't workout in his favor, as the girls leave before they can see him standing up for them
9. The setting of A&P is in the middle of the day in a grocery store. It affects the end, because in the end, Sammie is just left in front of the store, he has no job, no girl, and now he's just stuck at the A&P.
- Haakam Sherwani
6. Knowing a character's personality is an integral step in knowing who the character is. 1) Often times a character's personality is a dead giveaway of who the character is. In example, Doughboy in the movie Boyz n The Hood was a reckless, loud mouth kid who was always causing trouble. He turned out to be a gang banger.
ReplyDelete2) A character's personality gives us a look at who the character is. The personality is just one part of a character, but it gives us a benchmark to predict how the character is.
- Haakam Sherwani
1. The appearance of a character causes the reader to form certain opinions about the character. There are stories written by women where they tell a story of their life, but make the person in the story a boy, or man. They do this for different reasons, but sometimes it’s to try to get a specific reaction out of the reader. You know this is true when the author changes the appearance of a character at the end of a story.
ReplyDelete2. The role of the protagonist is to serve as a person the audience can empathize with. They’re the good guy.
3. The antagonist is the bad guy in the story. It doesn’t have to be a person, but the opposing force that’s against the protagonist.
4. The physical appearance of Sammy isn’t laid out in the same kind of detail offered about the girls in the store. Through all of the details offered images of a well-dressed young man come to mind. Probably a mostly white uniform, and maybe even a tie.
5. Queenie was the perfect girl in Sammy’s mind. The other two girls she was hanging out with were there to simply make her feel better about herself. The other two weren’t in the same league as Queenie. This helped to convey just how perfect Sammy thought she was.
6. This is very important, just like it’s in real life. If you meet a person for the first time and they like to joke around, all the time, you might not know that and take their joke as insult. Everybody has a different point of view and personality, not knowing a characters personality can cause you to form negative opinions about them, until you eventually learn why they are the way they are.
7. Sammy is a young nineteen year old. Despite his young age he already seems jaded from his job. He seems like a typical kid his age, defying authority figures, and making rash decisions without really thinking about the consequences. This strengthens his character to me because he’s willing to stand up for what he believes in.
8. He overcomes the conflict with his manager the best way he knows how, leaving the job. This seems like something you’d expect from a young teenager.
9. A & P is a typical American grocery store that you’d find in almost any city. The peat moss, and aluminum chairs for sale bring to mind a sort of a small town general store that you could get grocery’s as well as just about anything else you might need. An early version of a Wal-Mart. It made me feel like he might end up being forced to do something better with his life.
Marc Moody
A character’s outward appearance is important to understand who he or she is because you can figure out if it’s the “good guy” or the “bad guy”. Protagonist is the main character, the hero. Antagonist is the opponent of the protagonist, the villain. Sammy was a nineteen year old kid working at a grocery store as a checker. Queenie had a chin to long, the kind of girl that other girls think is very attractive. Knowing the personality of the character helps you understand the character.
ReplyDelete1. When you look at a person the first thing you obviously look at is their appearance. Their appearance can tell you a lot about a person, not everything but it can give you a lot of clues about them. For example a homeless person, you can usually tell someone is homeless by their clothes usually old, faded, and ripped.
ReplyDelete2. The role of a protagonist in fiction is often the story's main character, often faced with a problem.
3. The role of an antagonist in fiction is basically the bad guy.
Often represents opposition toward the protagonist.
4. The story doesn’t really talk about Sammy’s appearance, except when he quits. He starts taking off the uniform, it is described that he’s wearing a white collar shirt with an apron and a bow tie.
5. She is referred to as the "queen" that is not too tall, wearing a beige bathing suit, oaky hair that the sun and salt had bleached. He describes her as if she is the real deal, like nothing he's ever seen before.
6. We get to know the characters in a work of fiction To try to understand them just like we do with people in real life. We look at their appearance, where they live, how they behave in various situations. Observation and interpretation that we develop in the reading can help us better navigate our real world.
7. Sammy is a 19 year old boy working as a cashier who apparently doesn't seem to be fascinated with his job. He has to deal with rude customers like the old lady he talks about. Also at times maybe his job isn’t so bad when people like Queenie walk in, wearing a bikini. His personality seems to be optimistic constantly checking out the three girls, and quits his job like nothing.
8. He seems to have done what he had been wanting to do. However he seems to have wanted to impress the girls more than overcoming anything with Lengel. At the end it made him look like a fool, he ended up without the girl and a job.
9. The setting is outside grocery store. Sammy no longer has a job, probably has to call his mom to pick him up. Having to explain to his family the situation that occurred with Lengel.
Julie Rosales
1. It can give clues to a place in time, gender, what the character does for a living. If I know, I know from my own experience. Example: if the character appears in a police uniform, he is likely a cop.
ReplyDelete2. He is the lead character, or hero.
3. He is the villain, or nemesis of the lead character.
4. " I pull the bow at the back of my apron and start shrugging it
off my shoulders." This is the only physical description of Sammy that I can find, and its not enough to evaluate anything.
5. "and then the third one, that wasn't quite so tall.She was the queen. She kind of led them, the other two peeking around and making their shoulders round. She didn't look around, not this queen, she just walked straight on slowly, on these long white prima donna legs. She came down a little hard on her heels, as if she didn't walk in her bare feet that much, putting down her heels and then letting the weight move along to her toes as if she was testing the floor with every step, putting a little deliberate extra action into it. She had on a kind of dirty-pink - - beige maybe, I don't know -- bathing suit with a little nubble all over it and, what got me, the straps were down. They were off her shoulders looped loose around the cool tops of her arms, and I guess as a result the suit had slipped a little on her, so all around the top of the cloth there was this shining rim. If it hadn't been there you wouldn't have known there could have been anything whiter than those shoulders. With the straps pushed off,
there was nothing between the top of the suit and the top of her head except just her, this clean bare plane of the top of her chest down from the shoulder bones like a dented sheet of metal tilted in the light. I mean, it was more than pretty." Highly effective.
6. Our personality is who we are. It is a window to the core of a character.
7. Seems like a good kid. Did what he thought was right, while also showing concern for his parents and how his decision would affect them. Strengthens. Because that is my interpretation of the matter. If I am wrong, how do you know?
8. Yes. He quits his job. No more conflict there.
9. A convenience store, in the middle of town. After the girls leave, and Sammy makes his way outside, the girls are gone. Faded off into the town.
Doug Trimmer
1. The appearance has everything to do with the person character unless they show something else.
ReplyDelete2. The movie (Play) star, the one is the whole play is about (the problem solver)
3.the one he is full of envy and does not like to see any happiness around him. so he is willing to do anything to ruin these happiness (the problem maker)
4. he is a regular teen age guy, nothing made him to be distinguish
5.when a person reach the point to describe physically another person, that is mean either he does not like him /her or he is in love with him/her, and when Sammy start to describe her hair, shoulder, neck and compare her body with the chunky one, that is enough to till how much he likes her
6.know the person personality is the first step for the final decision will took, how in the world i am going to marry or sell any product to some one without understand his/her personality, to help me pick the right word without hurt their feeling
7.he have a good personality, and to express his feeling that does not make him a weak person. from his normal reaction when he met his dream girl he love to marry
8.yes he is overcome quitting the job unless he have a better one
9.the story setting in the grocery store close to the beach, and the story setting is all about.