Sammy, the narrator of the story, describes an incident in the shop where a conflict takes place between members of two different social strata. One, where he would have to support his manager Lengel in following the store's dress code and another where, in his mind, he was able to do whatever he pleased. Lengel's response to the girls in bathing suits was pretty simple; he tells them “girls, I don't want to argue with you. After that, come here with your shoulders covered. It's our policy” (Update 6). The manager clearly states that he is more superior than the girls in deciding what is appropriate attire. Claiming that "it's our policy" represents the view of everyone in the store, or perhaps even the community. This frustrates Sammy and he decides to quit his job. When he looked back at the store after leaving, Sammy's stomach “felt like [he] felt how hard the world was going to be for [him] from now on” (Updike 8). The author ends his story with that sentence to show that Sammy has understood how hard the world will always be for him. Scenarios like walking into a store in the city center wearing only your bathing suit, going against all followers of the community, and actually standing up for what you believe in were not an everyday thing in this neighborhood. Therefore, what Sammy did was the right thing to do. Sammy shows that his typical boring job at the supermarket has turned into something life-changing. Sure, it might be a little difficult for him to face his parents and the real world without a job, but Sammy will be able to overcome any obstacle from here on out because he knows the kind of person he wants