Discuss the element of "hypocrisy" in the story. for example, sammy wonders why it seems okay for the townspeople to see people in their swimsuits at the beach but not at the market. what other examples of hypocrisy can you identify in the story? is there anything about sammy that comes across as hypocritical?

Answer and Explanation:

From A&P by John Updike, Sammy the central character is fired for sticking up to his beliefs and standing up for the girls in the store. According to him it is hypocritical for people to allow girls or see it as normal for girls to wear swimsuits to the beach but are not allowed or it is unacceptable to wear it to the market. In the story, Sammy aims to live an honest life and rebels against society conditioning.

for many centuries there were important factors which the economies of the muslim empires developed increasingly. they applied economic procedures in production, investment, finance, taxation and property. they used to tax certain goods (for example: harvest), they charged interest on money lent, they signed contracts with merchants; they relied on a common currency, and they used checks as well as promissory notes. with the money collected by means of taxation, the government provided the needy with an income. in addition, trading networks covered huge distances, so far regions started to have contact and exchange goods. this trade network covered areas of asia, africa and europe.

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