In the A&P story, we know that at the beginning of the story, Sammy is employed at A&P. He is calling an elderly lady, who he describes as a "witch", and is shopping. While Sammy is busy, three girls, in bathing suits, enter and catch Sammy's attention. Their clothing is against store policy, which is not enforced until the manager approaches them. Once the manager approaches them, we later read that Sammy quits his job. After his first resignation announcement, he says, "You didn't have to embarrass them" (152), which lets us know that he felt the girls were embarrassed. Sammy's main goal in leaving his job at A&P, in his and my opinion, is to be an "unsuspecting hero" (152). In an interview with Donald M. Murray, John Updike himself expresses his opinions on the history of A&P. He gives his opinion on Sammy's attraction towards Queenie and also on Sammy's decision to quit his job. While talking about Sammy's attraction to Queenie, he states, "There's an element of social inequality here..." (Updike). That statement alone was an eye-opener to notice that there was a social inequality between the two, and Sammy noticed this as Queenie began to speak. Sammy thought, "His voice surprised me, as voices do when you see people first, coming out so flat and stupid and yet a little toned..." (151), giving the reader the impression that he knew that she had some class to her. Updike goes on to give his opinion on Sammy's decision to resign, "...A moment of manly resolve. For the moment, at least, he is placing the faith that he is doing the right thing." One can agree with Updike's opinion, because as Sammy himself stated, he wanted to be an "unsuspecting hero" (152). Furthermore, he had actually been fooled by that moment of attraction. Trying to be the girls' hero, with good intentions, as Updike said, he quit his job, which he will need in the long run. Glibert Porter, another who gives his take on the A&P story. Porter's opinion mostly disagrees with Sammy's decision. He feels that Sammy's decision is not about being a hero, but a decision he will regret his whole life. He goes to the section of the story where Lengel warns Sammy of his decision: “You'll hear this for the rest of your life” (152), and Porter states: “Sammy knows Lengel's prediction is true" (1157).