Literary critic Corey Evan Thompson suggests that readers should NOT view Sammy (the protagonist in "A & P") as a hero for his actions on behalf of the girls "but rather as a young man who take full advantage of an opportunity to free himself from the responsibility-filled life that he desperately wants to avoid."
Offer your opinion on Thompson's view. Do you agree, disagree, or both? Explain why you think what you do using evidence from the story. You may quote, summarize, paraphrase this evidence.