The girl he calls "the big one" or "the fat one", is described by him as the typical stocky girl who loves to eat but wants to be thin like the other two girls when he states, “The fat one with the tan messed with the cookies, but on second thought she put the packages back” (Kennedy 17). Next, she describes the second girl or “the tall one” as the kind of girl who is self-centered just because of her looks, “you know, the kind of girl who other girls think is very “amazing” and “attractive” but never quite pulls it off. …” (Kennedy 17). She then calls the third girl "Queenie", implying that she was the one with the power, the one who had the money, or the one who ruled over the other two girls. In other words, "Sammy's nickname for her emphasizes Sammy's stereotypical judgment of her personality and social status... [He] consistently portrays the girl as a spoiled rich kid who just wants to 'shake up' the middle class A&P” (Smith). Despite knowing nothing about the lives or personalities of these girls, Sammy infers things about them just from the way they looked and acted reaches conclusions according to
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