Acquiring a Firm Resolve: Dignifying Maturity in the Short Story
There are moments in our lives when we radically change. Something happens to us that transforms us into a new person. It may come as we read an engaging text, as we undergo an enlightening experience...
Initiation and Maturity in John Updike A&P
In John Updike’s short story “A&P”, the main character, Sammy, is a young man working for a grocery store over the summer. When he is confronted by a trio of young women shopping the store weari...