The story immediately begins with a description of the three girls who changed Sammy?s life. When the leader of the trio is insulted by the manager of the store, where Sammy toils as a checkout boy, a confrontation is born. The girls hold their own; however, Sammy doesn?t let it rest. It seems like gallantry comes from him, as it appears he quit out of honor. The girl he quits for, however, doesn?t even notice. Sammy therefore seems to quickly regret his words of ?I quit.? He doesn?t take his words back, though, des

Sammy was obviously from a small town. He, like many others in many places, got sick of the small town ideas and the small town views. The people there he referred to as sheep. For they were all alike, hiding in their own cowardice behind a cloak of wool. They were waiting to be led to their destination, never finding their own path. He humorously described one as ?if she?d been born at the right time they would have burned her over in Salem.? His friend and co-worker, Stokesie, he saw in the same small town trap. Sammy saw himself in Stokesie as evidenced by the quote ?Stokesie?s married, with two babies chalked up on his fuselage already, but as far as I can tell that?s the only difference.? Sammy was somewhat cruel in his opinion of the chance of Stokesie making manager in the A&P market. It was his fear of this monotone, small town life, that S

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Approximate Word count = 580
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)