A&P经典读后感有感

《A&P》是一本由John Updike著作，Harcourt Brace College Publishers出版的Paperback图书，本书定价：USD 140.50，页数：1997-12，特精心收集的读后感，希望对大家能有帮助。

《A&P》读后感(一)：美国经典文学作品解析：“A&P”by John Updike

你愿意抱着铁饭碗每天做着重复但稳定的工作，还是跳出舒适圈去争取一个未知但可能上限更高的生活呢？这篇小说便就这个问题演绎了一段精彩的故事。

先简单叙述一下这个故事。故事发生在美国的60年代，一个叫Sammy的小伙子通过父母的关系在当时美国最大的一个零售店之一A&P找到了一个收银员的工作。在那个年代，有一份稳定的工作无疑是很多美国家庭的首选。Sammy的工作十分枯燥，收银员的工作相对来说比较重复，但是Sammy也没办法，毕竟是要生活的，况且很多人还想要这份工作呢。有一天商店里面出现了三个年轻女孩，他们身上只穿着泳衣，甚至连鞋子也没有穿。

虽然Sammy所在小镇确实也靠海，不过好久没听到人们讨论过海了，也没有人会穿着泳衣进来购物。Sammy是一个愤世嫉俗的人，不过在上班的时候看见顾客时心理也会先仔细打量一番，然后心理准会吐槽一阵。这三个女孩的到来也不例外，先是对他们的身材进行一番打量。Sammy完全被他们三个女孩所吸引，这三个之中有一个最为出众，她便是这三个人中的女王（Queenie），无论从身材到仪态都只能用美若天仙来形容。第一次见面过后，并未创造太多故事，但Sammy已经思绪万千，盼望着下次她们再次光临。

Sammy的同事叫斯托克斯（Stokesie），也就比男主大三岁（22岁），已经是两个孩子的父亲了。这是他上班之余唯一可以闲聊的对象。过了一阵子，女孩子再次来到了商场，同样还是穿着泳衣，他们这次买了王鱼牌纯酸奶油腌高级鲱鱼。走运的是，女孩子的队列也是朝着Sammy这条来的，不过转折点也从这里开始了。

棱格尔（Lengel），这家店的经理刚好也走了进来，并强调到：“ 这可不是沙滩哦。”并强调来购物时需穿衣得体，也强调下次来店里购物时必须把肩膀遮住，又强调了是这里的政策。而女孩却没有胆怯，而是也回应道我们的穿着没有任何问题。于是经过一番对话后，女孩子愤怒地离开了商店，Sammy也在女孩还没有走远的时候破天荒的提出了辞职，不过女孩走得太快并没有听到。在经理再三询问后，Sammy还是选择了辞职，他快速离开商店，女孩们早就消失在人海，不过Sammy也意识到他以后的日子可能会不太好过。

这篇文章其实很快就可以读完，但是其中有很多细节颇有象征意义。先来谈一下最关键的一个问题，Sammy为什么要辞职？除了表现出个人英雄主义外，还有其他的吗？我觉得这里的辞职象征着一个成年人的独立，对事情后果的一种负责。先来说说Sammy这份工作，父母安排的，可是通过原文Sammy内心描述可以看出Sammy并不是很喜欢这种按部就班的生活，更加不喜欢这份工作。在60年代的美国，几乎大部分人都是跟着父母的安排走，很少有时候可以自己做出决定，而Sammy并不喜欢，他想闯出一番大事业来。他的同事斯托克斯（Stokesie）也极具象征意义，22岁就已经是两个孩子的父亲，以今天的美国视角甚至大部分国家的视角来看都是一种极具冒险甚至不负责任的行为。22岁在很多人眼里还是一个孩子呢？更别说要去养育两个孩子了。但是在60年代，这在美国就是很正常的一个举动，大部分人结婚的对象都是高中时期的同学，少数人才会去大学，在这种小镇就更为正常早生自然也是一件很正常的事情，并不会有人觉得有异议，而且女生也都希望自己可以早点成家，这样也算是步入大家所谓的”正轨“，毕竟在那个年代传宗接代也是美国的一个大家所需完成的任务。

Sammy并不想过上斯托克斯（Stokesie）这样的生活，也许他的经理棱格尔（Lengel）这份工作倒是可以考虑考虑。但是如果Sammy一直在这里工作的话，斯托克斯（Stokesie）很明显会优先成为经理，到时候他也许会变成棱格尔（Lengel）一样骑在自己头上。Sammy其实想改变，但是缺乏一个动力，女孩们的出现恰恰让Sammy有了这份动力。看到女孩们被经理羞辱的时候，他决定为自己的人生做一次决定，主持一场他认为的正义，成为一个短暂的英雄，哪怕他也知道后果很严重。小说往往很多情节最伤人的地方莫过于理想与现实不符，明明好不容易把读者的胃口吊了起来，却又马上被现实狠狠锤了一拳。在文中，男孩多么希望女孩可以看到这一幕，可是女孩们并没有，Sammy的未来也必将会经理一段坎坷。同样同样也揭示社会等级差，女孩子之所以叛乱，不愿意做世俗的女孩们是他们的家庭环境所赋予的，他们可以买昂贵的鲱鱼，在超时被经理羞辱并不会影响到她们的个人生活，该吃还是吃，该玩还是玩。而Sammy的情况就显得很不一样了，他不是出生于这种家庭，但是他依然选择去当一个英雄，哪怕会丢了他的饭碗，相比之下Sammy的举动更让人佩服。

这部小说也揭示了美国社会在变革期间的冲突，第一个冲突就是对传统的挑战。女生穿着泳衣在商店购物很明显并不被社会所认可，甚至会被贴上下流、淫秽的标签，从大一点讲这便是社会对女性的歧视，女性的一举一动都需要经过社会的批准。第二个冲突讲的是是否要对父母的计划言听计从，很显然哪怕是今天的美国，这个社会大部分人还是按部就班跟着父母的安排走，虽然失去了自由，但是未来至少是稳定且安全的。但是这个社会如果没有Sammy这样的人会变成什么样呢？我想至少会是无聊、沉寂且单一的。而相反正是这个社会出现过Sammy这样的，不理性、冲动的人反而可以有机会干成一番大事业。试想一下，如果当年比尔盖茨不从大学退学，这个世界可能要晚很多年才会出现一个Windows，乔布斯不从学校辍学会有今天的苹果吗？所以，这个社会需要大部分理性的人，同时我们也需要像Sammy这样敢于尝试以及挑战的人。

最后呢我还是讨论社会对女性的审美标准，似乎过了这么多年好像也并没有大的改变，下面我将引用几段Sammy对女人们的描述。

这篇小说网上可以找到中文版，不知道大家看完有什么想法呢？这篇文章之所以可以被列为美国经典小说也正是因为可以被讨论的点有很多，而且每个人的解读也是各不相同，我认为还有一个原因也是一个好的作品往往可以让你跟自己的生活紧密联系在一起。比如文章中的Sammy，大家有没有为自己真正拼搏过一次呢？为自己做一次决定呢？哪怕失败了，至少曾经尝试过，可有些人却连尝试的勇气也没有，到头来只能默默后悔。

——————侃熙さん

《A&P》读后感(二)：The Mind of a Juvenile

The term “teenager” often conjures up images of rebellious young people, their reason clouded by alcohol and recreational drugs, yelling and screaming in the street after a midnight party. Popular culture perpetuates such stereotypically negative images of delinquent teens through movies, television shows, and music videos. However, the mass media rarely takes the time to reflect on the workings of the mind of the juvenile. Seldom does the public have an opportunity to ponder what provokes juvenile delinquency. Shedding insight on the mind of a juvenile, John Updike’s story “A & P” presents to readers with a vivid picture of how a typical teenager’s thoughts can lead to changes in life. Through the characterization of a nineteen year-old boy, Sammy, the story demonstrates the impulsive, immature and fickle nature of the mind of a juvenile.

Sammy’s impulsive sexual desire is first manifested by his strong attraction to “the three girls in nothing but bathing suits” (17). His sexual fantasy of the girls can be seen through the detailed observation and lavish narration of the girls’ appearance whenever they show up at his sight. When the girls walk past the bread, Sammy immediately looks at the “chunky kid” (17) in the “plaid green two-piece” (17). Sammy’s observation is so detailed that he even notices the girl’s “two-piece” features a bright green color; her bra has sharp seams and “her belly was still pretty pale” (17). With such minute deｓｃｒｉｐｔions on a random girl’s clothing, it is impossible to argue that the boy is not sexually aroused by the girl. In addition to the “chunky kid” (17), Sammy is particularly attracted to the leading girl, “Queenie” (17). The words he chooses to delineate her physical traits are powerfully deｓｃｒｉｐｔive. With her “oaky hair” (18) and “the straps pushed off, there was nothing between the top of the suit and the top of her head except just her, this clean bare plane of the top of her chest down from the shoulder bones like a dented sheet of metal tilted in light” (18). He is completely enchanted by this young woman whom he judges as being “more than pretty” (18).

Other than the impulsive sexual desire, Sammy’s juvenile mind is also marked by his immature and fickle nature. The fact that he tries to act sophisticated marks his immaturity. When passing judgment on the girls’ appearance, he presents himself as a kind of expert. He thinks that he knows things. For example, he thinks that the girl with long chin is “the kind of girl other girls think [was] very ‘striking’ and ‘attractive’ but never quite [made] it” (17). He also thinks that no one knows for sure how girls’ minds work, but he does (17-18). This egotistical attitude and naïve belief that he is superior in the knowledge of girls indicates Sammy’s immaturity, which can also be seen in his interactions with Stokesie. The farce-like “Daddy-Darling” (19) conversation illustrates his playful nature. The culmination of Sammy’s immaturity results in his quitting his job just because he is mad at Lengel, who chastises and embarrasses the girls in bathing suits (19). Soon after he quits his job and leaves the store to look for the girls, who have already left, he realizes “how hard the world was going to be to [him] hereafter” (20). Making a cursory decision to quit his job based on his emotion and subsequently regretting the decision is an apparent sign of Sammy’s fickle and impractical nature.

The story comes with a sad ending, but ironically Sammy “[didn’t] think it’s sad [himself] (19).

Sammy’s dramatic day reminds the readers of how a sexually-impulsive, immature and fickle juvenile can turn his life around.

《A&P》读后感(三)：英雄？？？？

Sammy’s impulsive sexual desire is first manifested by his strong attraction to “the three girls in nothing but bathing suits” (17). His sexual fantasy of the girls can be seen through the detailed observation and lavish narration of the girls’ appearance whenever they show up at his sight. When the girls walk past the bread, Sammy immediately looks at the “chunky kid” (17) in the “plaid green two-piece” (17). Sammy’s observation is so detailed that he even notices the girl’s “two-piece” features a bright green color; her bra has sharp seams and “her belly was still pretty pale” (17). With such minute deｓｃｒｉｐｔions on a random girl’s clothing, it is impossible to argue that the boy is not sexually aroused by the girl. In addition to the “chunky kid” (17), Sammy is particularly attracted to the leading girl, “Queenie” (17). The words he chooses to delineate her physical traits are powerfully deｓｃｒｉｐｔive. With her “oaky hair” (18) and “the straps pushed off, there was nothing between the top of the suit and the top of her head except just her, this clean bare plane of the top of her chest down from the shoulder bones like a dented sheet of metal tilted in light” (18). He is completely enchanted by this young woman whom he judges as being “more than pretty” (18).

萨米的性欲冲动是首先体现他的强大吸引力的三个女孩除了泳衣”(17)。他性幻想的女孩可以看到通过详细观察和奢华的叙事的女孩的外表当他们出现在他眼前。当女孩们走过的面包,萨米立即看了看“厚实的孩子”(17)“格子绿色两件套”(17)。萨米的观察非常详细,他甚至通知女孩的“两件套”明亮的绿色特性;她的胸罩锋利的接缝和“她的肚子还相当苍白”(17)。这样一分钟描述随机女孩的衣服,认为这个男孩是不可能没有性冲动的女孩。除了“厚实的孩子”(17),萨米尤为主要的女孩所吸引,“奎尼”(17)。这句话他选择有力地描绘她的身体特征是描述性的。与她“橡木的头发”(18)和“带推掉,没有适合的顶部和顶部之间她的头除了她,这干净的裸面顶部的胸前从肩膀骨头像影响的金属板倾斜光”(18)。他完全被这个年轻女人法官是“相当多”(18)。

Other than the impulsive sexual desire, Sammy’s juvenile mind is also marked by his immature and fickle nature. The fact that he tries to act sophisticated marks his immaturity. When passing judgment on the girls’ appearance, he presents himself as a kind of expert. He thinks that he knows things. For example, he thinks that the girl with long chin is “the kind of girl other girls think [was] very ‘striking’ and ‘attractive’ but never quite [made] it” (17). He also thinks that no one knows for sure how girls’ minds work, but he does (17-18). This egotistical attitude and naïve belief that he is superior in the knowledge of girls indicates Sammy’s immaturity, which can also be seen in his interactions with Stokesie. The farce-like “Daddy-Darling” (19) conversation illustrates his playful nature. The culmination of Sammy’s immaturity results in his quitting his job just because he is mad at Lengel, who chastises and embarrasses the girls in bathing suits (19). Soon after he quits his job and leaves the store to look for the girls, who have already left, he realizes “how hard the world was going to be to [him] hereafter” (20). Making a cursory decision to quit his job based on his emotion and subsequently regretting the decision is an apparent sign of Sammy’s fickle and impractical nature.

除了性欲冲动,萨米青少年思想也被他的不成熟和变化无常的本性。他想要采取复杂的标志着他的不成熟。当通过判断女孩的外表,他提出了自己作为一种专家。他认为他知道的事情。例如,他认为长下巴的女孩是“那种女孩其他女孩认为[是]非常“引人注目的”和“有吸引力”,但从来没有让它”(17)。他还认为,没有人知道到底有女孩的思想工作,但他确实(17 - 18)。这个任性的态度和天真的相信他优越的知识女孩显示萨米的不成熟,还可以看到在他与Stokesie交互。farce-like“Daddy-Darling”(19)对话说明了他顽皮的本性。萨米的顶峰的不成熟导致他放弃他的工作只是因为他是生气Lengel,惩罚和尴尬的泳衣的女孩(19)。不久之后他退出工作,离开商店去寻找女孩,谁已经离开,他意识到“世界将是多么困难[他]以后”(20)。做出草率的决定辞职基于他的情感和随后后悔的决定是一个明显的迹象萨米的自然变化无常的和不切实际的。

The story comes with a sad ending, but ironically Sammy “[didn’t] think it’s sad [himself] (19).

Sammy’sdramatic day reminds the readers of how a sexually-impulsive, immature and fickle juvenile can turn his life around.

故事有一个悲伤的结局,但具有讽刺意味的是萨米“[不]认为悲伤[自己](19)。

萨米戏剧性的一天提醒读者如何sexually-impulsive,不成熟的,变化无常的青少年可以改变他的生活。

The story’s climax occurs when Lengel, the store manager confronts the girls about not being properly dressed, resulting in the girls’ embarrassment. Sammy is so bothered by Lengel’s actions that he quits his job, hoping to get some glory for his gesture, but is left disappointed when the girls do not notice what he’s done.

故事的高潮发生在Lengel,商店经理面临的女孩穿着不适当,导致女孩的尴尬。萨米是不耐烦,所以Lengel的行动,他辞去了他的工作,希望能得到一些荣耀他的姿态,但剩下失望当女孩们不注意他在做什么。

“A&P” Plot Summary

It is a typical day at the A&P, Sammy explains, just ringing up the purchases of the customers, one after another, with no real excitement to speak of. That all changes, however, the moment three bikini-clad girls waltz through the doors, immediately gaining the notice of all of the A&P workers, including Sammy. Sammy’s narrative goes into minute detail about the girls’ physical appearance as he sizes them up in a hormone-driven teenage boy way.

Sammy not only takes in the physical traits of the girls, though. He notices their demeanor, as well, paying particular attention to the girl he calls “Queenie,” who seems to be the leader. He notices her command over the other girls, not to mention the confidence and audacity he believes it takes to walk half-naked into the A&P.

While Sammy seems to have no problem ogling the girls, he is disturbed when he realized the other men who work in the A&P are doing the same, despite the fact that they are older than Sammy. Sammy starts to sympathize with the girls a bit, saying “Poor kids, I began to feel sorry for them, they couldn’t help it” (Updike 17).

The story’s climax occurs when Lengel, the store manager confronts the girls about not being properly dressed, resulting in the girls’ embarrassment. Sammy is so bothered by Lengel’s actions that he quits his job, hoping to get some glory for his gesture, but is left disappointed when the girls do not notice what he’s done.

“只”情节摘要

这是一个典型的一天在A&P,萨米解释说,只是响了顾客的购买,一个接一个,没有真正的兴奋可言。所有的变化,然而,三个穿着比基尼的女孩顺利地通过门的那一刻,立即获得A&P通知的所有工人,包括萨米。萨米的叙述进入的细枝末节,他对这个女孩的外表尺寸在hormone-driven十几岁的男孩。

萨米不仅需要身体特征的女孩,。他注意到他们的风度,特别重视这个女孩他称之为“奎尼,”似乎是领袖。他注意到她的命令在其他女孩,更不用说所花费的自信和无畏,他相信走A&P半裸的进入。

当萨米色迷迷的女孩似乎没有什么问题,他被扰动,当他意识到其他男人A&P工作也在做着同样的事情,尽管他们比萨米。萨米开始同情女孩一点,说“可怜的孩子,我开始为他们感到难过,他们忍不住“厄普代克(17)。

故事的高潮发生在Lengel,商店经理面临的女孩穿着不适当,导致女孩的尴尬。萨米是不耐烦,所以Lengel的行动,他辞去了他的工作,希望能得到一些荣耀他的姿态,但剩下失望当女孩们不注意他在做什么。

First Person Point of View and Character Development

One of the most notable features of this story is the vivid portrayal of Sammy through the use of his first person narration of the story. Since the story is told through Sammy’s eyes, readers are able to grasp Sammy’s personality clearly. For instance, it is clear that Sammy is not content in his job at the A&P, based on his distaste for the customers:

“Looking back in the big windows, over the bags of peat moss and aluminum lawn furniture stacked on the pavement, I could see Lengel in my place in the slot, checking the sheep through” (Updike 19).

Here, by referring to the customers as “sheep,” Sammy’s attitude toward the shoppers of the A&P is negative. Likewise, it becomes apparent that Sammy does not want to be stuck at this job for the rest of his life. This is seen through the comparison of Sammy to the character Stokesie:

“Stokesie’s married, with two babies chalked up on his fuselage already, but as far as I can tell that’s the only difference. He’s twenty-two, and I was nineteen this April” (Updike 16).

第一个人的观点和个性发展

这个故事最显著的特征之一是萨米的生动描写通过使用第一人称叙述故事的。因为故事通过萨米的眼睛,读者能够清晰地掌握萨米的个性。例如,很明显,萨米A&P并不在他的工作内容,基于他对客户:

“回首在大窗户,泥煤苔和铝袋的草坪家具堆放在人行道上,我可以看到Lengel槽处在我的位置,检查羊通过“厄普代克(19)。

在这里,指的是客户为“绵羊,”萨米A&P的购物者的态度是消极的。同样,它变得明显,萨米不想被困在这个工作他的余生。这是通过人物Stokesie萨米的比较:

“Stokesie已婚,有两个婴儿归咎于他的机身,但据我所知这是唯一的区别。他22岁,我是今年4月19”(厄普代克16)。

At this point in the story, Sammy makes a connection between himself and Stokesie, who are similar in age as well as in their reaction to the girls’ presence in the A&P. However, as the story progresses, the reader understands that due to Stokesie’s responsibilities, such as a wife and children, he will likely end up working at the A&P for a long time. This is a fate that would not be pleasant for Sammy, who is unhappy in the job.

Theme and Meaning

The story’s theme focuses on Sammy’s struggles to grow up. He is forced to make a choice about where he stands on the confrontation that takes place between his manager and the girls, and Sammy decides to take action. He doesn’t feel right about Lengel’s humiliation of the girls; Sammy decides to take a stand, by quitting, in hopes to become the girls’ “unsuspected hero.”

在这个故事中,萨米使自己和Stokesie之间的连接,相似的年龄以及他们的反应在A&P女孩子的存在。然而,随着故事的发展,读者理解,由于Stokesie的责任,比如妻子和孩子,他最终可能会在A&P很久了。这是萨米的命运,不会是愉快的,是谁不开心的工作。

主题和意义

故事的主题集中在萨米的努力成长。他被迫做出选择,他站在他的经理之间的冲突发生,女孩,和萨米决定采取行动。他不觉得对Lengel羞辱的女孩;萨米决定立场,戒烟,希望成为女孩们的“未知的英雄。”

He does not get any reward for quitting; the girls don’t even notice. Instead, he is forced to deal with the consequences of his actions, and is not able to change what he’s done. Even though Lengel gives Sammy the chance to keep his job, Sammy believes that once you take this type of action, there is no turning back.

He thinks that quitting is a mistake, but it is too late to do anything about it. The harsh reality of not “getting the girl” and being left jobless teach Sammy about the nature of being an adult, as he says “my stomach kind of fell as I felt how hard the world was going to be to me hereafter” (Updike 19).

Updike, John. “A&P.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, eds. New York: Pearson, 2007. 14-19.

他没有得到任何奖励戒烟;女孩甚至不通知。相反,他被迫处理他的行为的后果,并不能改变他在做什么。尽管Lengel让萨米有机会继续他的工作,萨米相信一旦你采取这样的行动,没有回头路可走。

他认为戒烟是一个错误,但为时已晚要做这件事。不“女孩”的残酷现实,离开失业教授萨米的本质作为一个成年人,他说,“我的肚子了,我觉得世界是多么困难我以后”(厄普代克19)。

约翰·厄普代克。A&P”。“文学:介绍小说,诗歌,戏剧,和写作。X.J.肯尼迪和Dana Gioia,eds。纽约:皮尔森,2007年。14-19。