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A&P————JohnUpdikeAuthorPlotPOVCharactersSymbolTitleThemeStyleAmercianTheNewYorkerStyleReligionSexArtPlotSammyQueenieStokesieLengelDoesSammyregretquittingthejob?POVFirst-personparticipantpovCharactersSammy(protagonist）PlaidBigTallGonny-GonnyQueenieStokesieMcMahonLengel(antagonist)CustomersSammyatage19acheckoutclerkatanA&Psupermarketbothcynicalandromantic“hero”(21)Comparedwiththeothertwo,what’sthedifferenceoftheirheroismbetweenWaythornandSammy?A&P(para10)TheGreatAtlantic&PacificTeaCompanyRetail,groceryPlaid(para1-2)plaidgreentwo-piecechunkytwocrescentsofwhitechubbyberry-facesBigTallGonny-Gonny(para2)tallblackfrizzedhairhavethesortofstrikingfeaturesothergirlspretendtoadmire.Queenie(para3-4,11)theleadergorgeousdirty-pinkbathingsuitsdownstrapstwosmoothestscoopsofvanillaWhydoesSammycallthegirlQueenie(Queen)?Sammyconsidershimselfasaknight.Cavalierliteraturescene:castle,palace,forestdescribetheadventuresoftheknight(chivalry)therelationshipbetweentheknightandthenobleladyChivalryTraditionalonecastle,palace…braveknightknighthasgoodqualitypursuespiritualloveA&PAgrocerySammy,acashiernopursuemateriallove(para13)Stokesie(para7-9)22-year-oldwhitemanhastwochildrenworkwithSammyshowasignofritualismaglimpseofwhatSammy’sfutureMcMahon(para10)pattinghismonthWhydoesSammyfeelsorryforthegirls?Lengel(para12-)ManagerofthelocalA&PSundayschool-superintendentstarerepresentsthesystemCustomers（para1,5,11,19,29)aslavishadherencetotherules(5)witchhouse-slavessheeppigsTheaestheticstandardofSammyHate(customers)rougeonhercheekbones(1)Inpincurlers(5)Inbaggygraypants(11)Like(3girls)herhandsareemptybareasGodmadethem(11）falseanduglynaturalandpureAnearlierversionofthisstorywasthreeorfourpageslongerandendedwithSammyatthebeachlookingforthegirlsbutnotfindingthem.Doyoulikethestorythewayitisnow,ordoyouthinkitwouldhavebeenbetterwithUpdike'soriginalending?Why?SymbolsObjects:1.Sheep(para.5&19&31)---Underthecommodityeconomy,thepeoplewhowascontentwiththelife,tooobservantofconventionalstandard.Strictlyabidebysocialmoralityandtradition.Supplementary---sometaboo:house-slaves(para.5)pigs(para.29)bum(para.11)witch(para.1)thetwosmoothestscoopsofvanilla(para.20)can(para.1)2.Color【green、dirty-pink、beige】&【grayetc.】---Alternatingdisplayofblackandwhiteandvividcolornotonlygivesreadersacertainimpactonthesenseofperception,butalsoimpliesthatthetwogenerationoftheconceptofconflictSupplementary---【pink】Pinkisamixtureofwhiteandred.Whiterepresentspurity,redrepresentspassionandwild.Therefore,pinksymbolizeschastityandtheemergenceofdesireorthepassionunderthepurity.3.GoodsHiHocrackers---Ordinary,middle-classsnacks.AndHiHoletpeopleassociateitwiththefeelingoffrivolousandhighspirit.RecordsatdiscountoftheCaribbeanSixorTony...---thiskindofmusicwhichtheoldgenerationlovedverymuchwasnotpopularinyounggeneration,whichsymbolizestheconflictbetweenthetwogeneration.KingfishFancyHerringSnacks----aluxurioussnackbeforemeal,whichmadeintoapureyogurtsoaked,whichsymbolizestheidentityoftheupperclassSchlitz---They'llDoItEveryTime---acommonbeerwhichcanbeseeminmiddleclass.(irony)CharactersSammy&Threegirlsinthebathingsuits---TherebelagainsttheconflictbetweenindividualismandthetraditionalconceptionOnbehalfofthegroupwhoantitraditionalcultureoftheUnitedStates'society.Thisgroupweremainlyadolescents,theydeniedthemiddle-classvaluesandrancountertothemainstreamsociety,theypursuedindividualityliberationandhopedforthereturnofhumannatureSammy'sconfusionreflectedtheconfusionoftheentireanti-culturegroups,theywantedtobreakawayfromtheshacklesoftraditionalvaluesandmoralvalues,butfoundtheirweaknessandcompromiseLengel---itsymbolizestheapologistoftraditionalreligionorembodimentofreligiouspowerCustomer---ThestoresymbolizestheconsumptionmarketoftheUnitedStates.A&PisasymbolofallAmerica,becausefromAtlantictoPacificisthegeographicallocationoftheUnitedStates.SoitrepresentsthemainstreamoftheAmericanpeople,theybelongtothemiddleclass,thevaluesareroughlythesame,lifeisrich,theypursuematerialenjoymentandtheyaresatisfiedwiththelife.Theyarekeentomaintainestablishedvaluesandsocialorder.Actionthegirlswerewalkingagainsttheusualtraffic(page37.Line3)----Therebelagainsttheconflictbetweenindividualismandthetraditionalconception.Thechallangetothetradition.Title---A&PAdolescent&Preacher(青年与讲经教师)---ToindicatethemainplotofthestoryAtlantic&Pacific---A&PisasymbolofallAmerica,becausefromAtlantictoPacificisthegeographicallocationoftheUnitedStates.Aesthetics&Proprieties(审美与道德规范)---ItisthesocialandphilosophicalproblemsthattheauthorwantstodiscussAppreciation&Persiflage(赞美与嘲讽)---Itreflectstheauthor'screativethinkingandstyleAcrogenousPearl(冠顶明珠)A&PArabyRhythmVariation(音律变奏）Intertextuality（互文性）Paratextuality（副文本性）ThemeUnderthecommodityeconomicsociety,theyounggenerationstartedtorebelagainstthetraditionandpursuedindividualityliberationandhopedforthereturnofhumannature.eroticimpulsereligiousfaithsocialmoralityStylePostmodernliterature(后现代主义文学）---Intertextualityisitstheoreticalbasis.---parody(戏仿）knightliterature【Cavalierliterature】(骑士文学）Q:para.10:Whydoestheauthora