Jefferson State Community College Libraries: English 102 Caskey: Analyzing and Writing About Short Fiction

A & P

Research Starter: John Updike
Follow this link to a Research Starter on John Updike.
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 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.

Fight vs. Flight: a re-evaluation of Dee in Alice Walker's "Everyday Use"
Citation: Farrell, Susan. "Fight vs. Flight: a re-evaluation of Dee in Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'." Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 35, no. 2, spring 1998, pp. 179+. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A83585372/GLS?u=avlr&sid=bookmark-GLS&xid=abbd1dc0. Accessed 25 July 2024.

Short Stories for Students: Everyday Use
Link out to an overview, thematic analysis, cultural context, and criticism of Walker's "Everyday Use" from Gale's Short Stories for Students.

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall from Short Stories for Students
Citation:
"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall." Short Stories for Students, edited by Kathleen Wilson, vol. 1, Gale, 1997, pp. 108-121. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2694800017/GVRL?u=avl_jeff&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=9168de1f. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.