Abstract This article uses Beverly Skeggs’ notion of “living class” to explore the ways class perception – and misperception – influences the narrative in John Updike’s short story “A&P.” It suggests that the narrator, whose actions are often viewed as rebellious, has actually misunderstood his own class position due to the deceptive class dynamics of the supermarket where he works.

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约翰厄普代克的“A&P”中的生活课

摘要 本文使用贝弗利·斯凯格斯 (Beverly Skeggs) 的“生活阶级”概念来探讨阶级感知——和误解——如何影响约翰厄普代克的短篇小说“A&P”中的叙事。它表明，由于他工作的超市的欺骗性阶级动态，其行为经常被视为叛逆的叙述者实际上误解了自己的阶级地位。