A&P

this story by John Updike, i think represents our youth today. These girls walked into an a+p in the middle of town, not even by a beach, in their bathing suits with no shoes on. They prance in there like its completely normal and not inappropriate at all. The 19 year old male at the register cant stop ogling at them and doesn't even think what they are wearing is inappropriate for an a+p in the middle of town. It is not until the manager comes out, who is an adult. a mature adult who they describe as graying, which shows us that he is of an older generation one that has more morals and values than todays youth. and it is he that tells the girls that their attire is inappropriate. when he tells them this it is like a revelation to them, and they cant understand what is so wrong. To top it off the young cashier quits to show support for these girls who were wrong to begin with. it is only when he looks back at the older man ringing up the merchandise does he realize what he did was stupid and wrong. This story just shows us todays youth has no morals, and whats sad is that strangers at the a+p have to teach it to them because their own parents dont.