Sammy is a teenager working at the "A&P" in the summer, near the beach, as a cashier. Three girls in bathing-suit are ready to check out and go through Sammy's isle at the "A&P" grocery store. Sammy boss, Lengel is scolding the girls for their dress attire. Sammy thinks Lengel is too stern. The girls walk out of the "A&P". Sammy decides to take a stand in their honor; he takes off his apron walks out the door of the "A&P". The girls don't even know Sammy quit therefore, his efforts arefruitless. His behavior is undeniably, infantile, self-centered and unreasonable; this decision has no positive results; Sammy is making dreadful decision that will affect his life and the people around him.
In the book the "A&P" Lengel reasons for scolding the girls....It's our policy"' (737). is reasonable....", "'Girls, this isn't the beach."'(736.) Sammy's is immature, desperate and naivewhen he thinks if he quits his job...."' I quit"(737) it will benefit in winning the girls over. The chivalrous actsofhonor do not faze thegirls, because they haveno inclinationthat Sammy is quitting his job....they flicker across the lot to their car"'(737) at the "A&P" for them. So, Sammy's desperate attempt proves fruitless and only creates a bad situation for him.Sammy's act of heroism....their unsuspected hero"(737) are failed, therefore his future hangs in the balance'"...feel this for the rest of your life"'(737).
The moral of this story is to think before you act; you might do something that will affect your forever"....my stomach kind of fell....how hard the world was going to be...."(738). Don't burn your bridges behind you; you might have to cross that bridge again someday and it won't be there.