A&P by John Updike was an interesting short story. I didn't appreciate how Mr. Updike made women look like objects. He questioned why girls even have brains and when I read that I was stunned that he wrote that. When I read this story I thought to myself "Why are we reading this??" because I found that the story had very offensive aspects in it.
This story really made me think deeper into understanding the world and how it has and has not changed over time. Some men still view women as objects and use us as toys and such, but other men value the opinion of a woman and care for her and what she does. In A&P the author talks about these women's bodies and how each individual part of them is affecting how he feels. Although this story might not have been my favorite topic to talk about, I think that it was wonderfully written and had a lot of thought and detail put into it and I respect that.
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