Cure,” the main character and her mother have to use and ounce of cure to try and make up for the main character’s mistakes. If only an ounce of prevention had been used, there wouldn’t have been any of those horrible problems that arose. These two stories are also very different. The main difference is that Sammy takes less dramatic measures to resolve his problems than the girl in “An Ounce of Cure.” Sammy only quits his job. Since he is young and it is summer time, he shouldn’t have any problems finding another job. The girl in “An Ounce of Cure,” however, takes far more drastic measures to solver her problems. She tries to kill herself, gets drunk, and endangers the lives of the two young children that she supposed to be watching.Another difference is that “An Ounce of Cure” has far less detail in it than in “A&P.” “An Ounce of Cure” is much longer, but much more straightforward. It gives the story and a few extra details, but not many. On the other hand, “A&P” Sammy gives vivid details of everything around him. He paints a very clear picture of the store, the young ladies, the other shoppers, and his every thought.Both main characters in these stories have very different attitudes towards everything. Sammy, in “A&P,’ is very self assured. He realizes that he may be making a mistake halfway through quitting his job, but goes through with it anyway. By reading into his thoughts, the reader can infer that he is around the ages of fifteen to nineteen3 years old, meaning that girls are very important to him and he wants to impress them. He also seemed to be somewhat of a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. Just because his quitting his job may have been detrimental to his family, he felt good with himself afterwards. The girl in “An Ounce of Cure” seems to get depressed very easily. She is young and should be ...
