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“Unreliable Narration”
In this activity, students will reflect on the role of the unreliable narrator in “A&P” before rewriting a portion of the story from the point of view of Queenie.
In “A&P” we are told an imaginary story made up by a cashier named Sammy about a girl who comes into his store. His story about her life arises purely as a result of how he judges her appearance. Sammy invents details of her life based on these assumptions.
Share your account aloud or via a peer response circle as time allows. Consider the ways that other student writers invent stories about Queenie.
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