A & P, A Male Chauvinist Who S

A male chauvinist is usually seen as a man whom objectifies women, and looks down upon them. Sammy does not fit this definition. It is true that most descriptions of the girls are having to do with their physical appearance, but the feeling given is not that Sammy was doing so to be disrespectful, or because he saw the girls as mere objects for him to stare upon. Judging upon physical appearance before getting to know a person is a natural human characteristic. Mostly everyone does it, whether meaning to do so or no

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He is a teenage boy that gets caught up in his admiration for a young woman, a typical scenario for which he should not be judged. Sammy’s reaction to his manager speaking to the girls about the proper attire to be worn in the store did not seem to be due to a true belief that what he was saying was wrong. Therefore, in my opinion, the statement, “Sammy is a male chauvinist who suddenly sees the light”, is false in its entirety. This idea can be seen as rather chauvinistic. This is not only seen in fact that he refers to her as the queen, but also in such lines as, “she walked straight on slowly, on these long white prima-donna legs”, and “. The girls handled the situation just fine on their own, but Sammy decided that he must try to “save them” or protect their honor as a gallant knight would.

I also disagree with the second part of the statement; “. It seemed much more that he had gotten caught up in his fantasy of the “Queen”, and was now hoping to be her “knight in shining armor”. Another reason this term is incorrectly used for Sammy is that he certainly is not looking down upon the girls, especially the one he calls “Queenie”.

In the end, I still do not believe that Sammy should be seen as a male chauvinist. Therefore, Sammy should not be referred to as a chauvinist for doing so. getting sore now that she remembers her place, a place from which the crowd that runs the A&P must look pretty crummy.

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