A and P

I'm jealous of the characters in this story just for the fact that the story is set in the summer! I hate the winter haha. I hate it so much that I may move south someday. I might be exaggerating a bit, but it's quite a production to get ready to go outside sometimes. You gotta put all your gear on and psych yourself up for the weather that awaits you. I like the line where he explains it's much cooler to make an exit in the summertime than in the winter.

"One advantage to this scene taking place in summer, I can follow this up with a
clean exit, there's no fumbling around getting your coat and galoshes..."

I think the funniest part of the whole thing was when he thought those three girls would hear him say "I quit!" and think he was the most dreamy guy ever.

I find it amusing that he nicknames everyone not 5 seconds after they come into his line of vision. Then, he varies people's nicknames between Queen and Queenie or Stokes and Stoksie. The way he describes things is amusing as well. It's very descriptive, and I can picture and recall the scene very well.

It would be a bit of a spectacle to see girls in their swimsuits at a grocery store, at least when you first seem them. I imagine young people and old people have different views on this. We know the narrator didn't mind it. I would probably say, "Eww gross, they don't have shoes on. That's disgusting." Haha. Other than that, it's not a complete shock if it's a beachtown. Though, the girls were being rebels and not adhering to the no shoes, no shirt, no service policy the A & P probably has.

I wonder how old those three girls are supposed to be. My best guess is 15 bare minimum... since the narrator is 19.