A&P

The main character, Sammy, basically was hoping for attention from the girls. However, I also feel that the girls, who wearing clothing that was not appropriate for the surroundings, probably seemed to Sammy like they were free and that is what he truly wanted to be. He wanted to be free of his job. Sammy felt his job was beneath him and so sticking up for the girls seemed like a good reason to him to justify leaving the store that he obviously had contemplated leaving.