... reader is immediately presented with contrast and begins to anticipate the reactions that may ensue. Here, the complication is already being woven into the plot. This complication continues to develop as the three bathing suit-clad girls traipse up and down the aisles of the A & P. The reactions of Sammy's co-workers and the shoppers to the girls set the stage for impending conflict. The boss, Mr. Lengel, says to the girls "but this isn't the beach" (68). After several minutes Queenie, another A&P employee, says "Girls, I don't want to argue with you. After this come in here with your shoulders covered. It's our policy" (68). This part of the story leads to the crisis, that is, where a problem could result. The reader is drawn into the story more deeply by the anticipation of the trouble that must surely be about to develop. The crisis in A ...

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