Daniel P Yeckley English Comp II Paper #1 February 25, 2000 I found the story powder very intriguing. The author kept you enchanted with the character of his father, yet disenchanted with his own character. The authors father was a cool impractical father he drove a sports car, took risks such as driven through unplowed snow covered roads and went down hill sking for fun. Unlike my father who drives a compact car, doesen't like drving at night …showed first 75 words of 442 total…

…showed last 75 words of 442 total…jump in his arms for defending her honor but to his suprise he found no one. In Sammy's attempt at schivalry he lost his job and the girl he never had. The story A & P did not apeal to me, although the first person style that it was written in made you feel Sammy's excitement towards the matter. I still have trouble dealing with his irational response to the conflict with Queenie and his boss.