Question

Which of the following lines from a&p illustrates updikes use of conflict
A. the whole store was like a pinball and I didn't know which one they'd come out of.
B. you could see the, when Queenie's white shoulders dawned on then, kind of move, or hop, or hiccup but their eyes snapped back to their own baskets and on they pushed
C. it's not as if we're on the Cape, we're north of Boston and there's people in this tow haven't seen the ocean for twenty years.
D Her voice kind of startled me,the way voices do when you see the people first, coming up so flat and dumb yet kind of tony, too the way it ticked over pick up and snacks

Answer 1

A&P is a short story that was written by John Updike and this story is about a 19-year-old boy, Sammy, and his transition from being a young boy to a man. In this story, the line that reflects Updike's use of conflict is line A. This line displays an involvement of struggle between the characters in the story.