Kim's take on A&P

Ok so honestly I didn't really care for this story and I don't really care too much for Updike anyhow. I have to agree with Katie on this one. I felt that what was said in 5 pages could have honestly been reduced to about 2 1/2 to 3. In this story Sammy, the clerk at the A&P, talks about seeing these three girls and lusting after them. In turn he quits his job. Sorry to the guys reading this (Matthias) but seriously that is so typical. He sees a cute girl and just up and follows her out. And does he even get the girl? Nope. Not at all. The girl probably didn't even realize he existed. Although this was just a job at a grocery store, and not a career, he will probably spend the rest of his life bouncing from job to job to job. I realize that he is young, but still the irresponsibility that is demonstrated is just assinine. I really don't have much more to say on this story except that I really really really did not enjoy reading it- not one bit. I found it incredibly long and dry for a short story. Kim D