A&P and Other Stories
A&P John Updike
What does the narrator say would happen if dynamite went off in the store?
What does the narrator say would happen if dynamite went off in the store?
From the text:
I bet you could set off dynamite in an A & P and the people would by and large keep reaching and checking oatmeal off their lists and muttering "Let me see, there was a third thing, began with A, asparagus, no, ah, yes, applesauce!" or whatever it is they do mutter.
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