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There are two types of heroes and anti-heroes. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life is a hero, such as Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln and Jesus. A main character in a dramatic or narrative work that is characterized by a lack of traditional heroic qualities, such as idealism or courage is an anti-hero. I believe Sammy the main character in John Updike's short story "A&P" better fits the definition of an anti-hero because he is ordinary, directionless, and perplexed.Updike begins the story "with three youthful girls wearing bathing suits entering the A&P, while young is Sammy working behind the register. Sammy
While heroes generally are presidents, saviors, national champions, and political leaders that realize there purposes and attempted to excel at them, "Sammy does not know where he is going when he walks aimlessly out of the A&P"(A&P 16). It is a forgone conclusion that Sammy is a hero, but the question is "what type". This brings him closer to the category of an anti-hero, because he does not fit the stereotypical mold of a hero. Although Sammy has a heroic trait courage, it seems to me that Sammy is an anti-hero, because he is ordinary, directionless and perplexed person. All of a sudden, the store manager Mr. Sammy also does not fit the stereotypical mold of a hero, because he is perplexed. and the other cashier, Stokie marvel at one of the girls Updike calls Queenie. Hero's are well-noted people like Martin Luther King, and John F. Lengel is rude to the girls and, reaches deep inside himself and said, "I quit.
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