Group 1 
Go to the following link and read the Introduction and Chapter 1:
http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/huron.english/files/howtoreadliteraturelikeaprofessor_ft.pdf

Then apply the steps of the quest to "A & P."  How does the concept of the quest enrich our understanding of the story's ending?

Group 2
Consider several aspects of character/characterization:
1) Distinguish the narrator from Stokesie, though both are currently cashiers at the grocery store.
2) How does the narrator derive the nicknames for the girls?  What do we know about HIM from his choice of names and the commentary about the girls?

Group 3
Consider the SOCIAL COMMENTARY found in the story.  How does Updike use the narrator to express views about broader society in the time and place of the story?

Group 4
Distinguish the POV/perspective issue.  The story is in the 1st person, yes, but how is this different from "Araby"?  Be specific.  Support with lots of details/explanation.

Group 5
Setting

• Time:  list of cultural references/allusions that mark off the time of the story
• Place:  where, in general--and more specifically--and the actual store:  "so what"?
• "Class":  develop.  Who is represented directly?  By inference/conjecture?

Group 6

Analyze the conclusion

Group 7

Language:  Slang and Sammy's terms for individuals or groups that might not be slang but . . . 

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