The first line of the story, “A&P, by John Updike, “Enter three girls dressed in nothing but bathing suits”; (230) sets the tone for the rest of the story. The rest of the story is a description of how the main character Sammy views not only the three girls in the swimsuits, but the rest of the women portrayed in the story. The main character of the story is a young boy, early 1960s, working in a grocery store when these three young women walk in. He describes how they were scantily dressed and walking around the store, and the reactions of others in the store, including himself, his colleagues, his manager and other customers. This story is about how a 19 year old boy in 1961 completely viewed and objectified women, young and old. The first woman Sammy deals with after seeing the three girls is a client he describes as "a witch of about fifty." years old, with lipstick on her cheekbones and no eyebrows” (230). She has become impatient with him when he cannot remember whether he rang his box of crackers, since the three younger girls have distracted him. Sammy also says, "If she had been born at the right time, they would have burned her in Salem", confirming her characterization of her being a witch. He believes this woman's purpose was to trip him up and take pleasure from it. Sammy goes on to describe the three young women. He refers to the former as "the robust one" (230), which he describes as having a "sweet, broad, soft-looking can" (230), in reference to her backside. He also adds, “With two white crescents below where the sun never shines” (230), indicating that he is indeed gaping at her. The second, he describes as "the tall one, with the black hair not quite frizzy, with the chin too long" (230) - the type that the other girls think is very "striking" (230) and "attractive" (230 ) The third, he described as the “queen” (230). As he took out the money to pay for his purchase, Sammy talked about how he slowly crumpled the bill because it was recovered by what he described as “the two.” prettiest vanilla spoons I've ever seen" (230); referring to the "queens'" breasts. She also describes that her bathing suit fell off her shoulders and that there was "nothing between the top of the bathing suit and the top of the head except her"; alluding to greater nudity than is already evident.