Jefferson State Community College Libraries: English 101 Eastman: A&P

Literary Criticism on "A & P"

Research Starter: John Updike
Follow this link to a Research Starter on "A & P".
Streaming Video: John Updike "A & P"
When Queenie and her friends, dressed only in bathing suits, enter Lengel’s A&P to buy kipper snacks, the life of Sammy the cashier is changed forever. This program presents a dramatization of John Updike’s frequently anthologized story of irony and innocence. Updike himself comments on the story in an interview with Donald M. Murray, columnist for The Boston Globe and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer. (31 minutes)

"A&P" From Short Stories for Students
Includes: Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, and Criticism

Citation: "A & P." Short Stories for Students, edited by Kathleen Wilson, vol. 3, Gale, 1998, pp. 1-21. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2695000011/GVRL?u=avl_jeff&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=9f6c6375. Accessed 12 Oct. 2022.
A Literary Analysis of A & P
Citation: Updike, John, and Tracy M. Caldwell. “A & P.” Introduction to Literary Context: American Short Fiction, Nov. 2014, pp. 1–6. EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=lkh&AN=101666168&site=lrc-plus.

The Art of John Updike's "A & P"
Follow this link to a critical essay on the story.