So Far...

In all the short stories [fables, tales, etc] we began class with, I found the morals to be apparent but the stories themselves were entertaining none the less. However, I found our first "real" short story, A&P, to be entirely different. The story-line did not go at all where I expected it to. The story itself is littered with colorful words that give you a distinct feel for the store and specifically the girls who catch the narrator's eye. The attention he pays them, however, leads one to believe the purpose of the story will be a transaction between the girls and him, not he girls and his boss. All in all, I enjoyed the story despite it ending so soon after the conflict became apparent.