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“Youdidoembarrassthem。”

“Itereembarrassingus。”

Istartedtosaysomethingthatcameout“Fiddle-de-doo。”It’sasayingofmygrandmother’s，andIknowsheleased。

“Idon’tthinkyouknowwhaty，”Lengelsaid。

“Iknowyoudon’t，”Isaid。“ButIdo。”Ipullthebowatthebayapronandstartshruggingitoffmyshoulders。Acoupleersthathadbeenheadingformyslotbegintoknosteachother，likescaredpigsinachute。

Lengelsighsaolookverypatientandoldandgray。He’sbeenafriendofmyparentsforyears。“Sammy，youdon’twanttodothistoyourMomandDad，”hetellsme。It’strue，Idon’t。Butitseemstomethatonceyoubegi’sfatalnotthwithit。Ifoldtheapron，“Sammy”stitredo，andputitoer，anddropthebowtieontopofit。Thebowtieistheirs，ifyou’veeverwondered。“You’llfeelthisfortherestofyourlife，”Lengelsays，andIknowthat’strue，too，butrememberihatprettygirlblushmakesmesossideIpunoSaletabandthemaewhirs“pee-pul”andthedrawersplatsout。Oagetothissgplasummer，Ifollowthisupwithaexit，there’snofumblingarouingyourdgaloshes，Ijustsauheelectrimywhiteshirtthatmymotherirobefore，andthedoorheavesitselfopen，ahesuingarou。

Ilookarirls，butthey’regone，ofcourse。Therewasn’tanybodybutsomeyoungmarriedsgwithheraboutsomedytheydidhedoorofapowder-blueFalstationwagon。Lookingbathebigwihebagsofpeatmossandaluminumlawnfurathepavement，IcouldseeLengeliheslot，gthesheepthrough。Hisfacewasdarkgrayandhisbackstiff，asifhe’djusthadaionofiron，andmystomadoffellasIfelthowhardthewoiomehereafter。

1。Discussthefollowiions。

1）IsSammy’squittingaformofrebellionorastateme?Ifyes，whatisherebellingagainst?

2）OnhenomenaisUpdikeentinginthisshortstory?What’sthebetweeillation，agrocerystore，aacause?

3）WhatmakesSammyquit?Whywashenotsosadaboutit?

4）Isthegirls’behavioritselfakindofstatementorrebellio?WhatmessagearetheysendingbywalkingintotheA&Pihingsuits?

5）WhatissignifitaboutthelanguageSammyusestirls’bodies?

6）Whydoesthesteropposethegirls’behavior?Isthisateical（i。e。insuransiderations）oramoralissueforhim?Aredifferesofvaluesghere?

7）Whatsocialclassissuesflieappareory?IsQueenieanupperclassgirl?WhatdoesSammythink?Howdoesheimagineherlife?

8）Howaresexualityaedtoissuesofdsoicstatus?Howaretheyrelatedtoissuesoferg?IsSammyinasensega“odity”whichhe’dliketoe?

9）Whatsortsofthingsdowelearnaboutthestoreanditsproducts?WhydoesUpdikementiona“pyramidofDietDelightpeaches”?

10）Whatisthesighedifferehediffereweelightandsunlightiory?Howarethedifferenttypesoflightectedtodifferentvisionsandways?

2。OralWork:PleasetellenedinA&PonthatdayfromQueeofview。

Youlikethis，“Oneday，myfriendsaoA&Ptobuysomefood。”

Youcoverthefollowis:

Whatthestorelookedlike;

WhatweretheattitudesofothershoppersintheA&Ptowards“myfriendsandme”;

eingthemanager;

Howthestaffioreimpressed“me”;

WhatIfeltafterleaviore。