A&P and Other Stories Lesson Plan

How is the style of "Short Easter" different from "A & P"?

In contrast to "A & P's" casual, conversational tone, "Short Easter" is more complex and formal. Part of this arises from the difference in point of view. "A & P" is told in an immediate first-person narration, immersing the reader in the nineteen-year-old mind of the narrator, Sammy. "Short Easter," however, is told from a third-person perspective. While the reader is given detail on Fogel's thoughts and emotions, it is never with the same first-person intimacy as Sammy's. "Short Easter" uses much more complex sentence structure and sophisticated diction, as opposed to "A & P's" simple sentences...