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ay she was wearing the straps on her bathing suit, the way she did her hair, and the way she carried herself makes her more attractive than the other two girlsshe just walked straight and slowly, on these long prim-donna legswith the straps pushed off, there was nothing between the top on the suit and the top of her head except just herit was more than pretty.she had sort of oaky hair that the sun and salt had bleached (Updike 370). Even Queenies long neck turns Sammy on, and he state, The longer her neck was, the more of her there was (Updike 370). By the time Sammy is finished describing this queen, he is so excited that he sports an erection. The author of this story covertly unveils this fact by making his character, Sammy, state, it made my stomach rub the inside of my apron (Updike 370). Sammys fervor for these young females heightened as they passed by him time and time again as he stood idly at his register. He even speculated as to which aisle the young girls would pop up in next. Sammy states, The whole store was like a pinball machine and I didnt know which tunnel theyd come out of (Updike 371). Sammys feelings of passion are mixed with rebellion as he witnesses his manager rebuking the young women for entering his Puritan domain in their sinful attire. Sammy is under the impression that these young ladies are the cream of the crop from some rich nearby neighborhood. This is made evident by the way in which Sammy analyzes Queenies voice: My mother asked me to pick up a jar of herring snacks (Updike 372). Sammy undoubtedly picks up on this girls elite accent on the words pick up and snacks. He states that, All of a sudden I slid right down her voice into her living room (Updike 372). He envisions that Queenie is from a part of town where the men stand around in ice-cream coats and bow ties, and the women wear sandals while they pick up herring snacks on toothpicks off from an expensive glass plate (Updike 372). I...

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