Symbolism is used in the line: “The sheep pushing their carts down the aisle” (Updike). To Sammy, the “sheep” are the those who “just follow the flock.” Symbolism is also used in the line: “The whole store was like a pinball machine and I didn't know which tunnel they'd come out of” (Updike). Imagery is used when describing the girl’s bathing suits: “She had on a kind of dirty-pink… bathing suit with a little nubble all over it” (Updike). Metaphor is used in the line: “Shook open a paper bag as gently as peeling a peach” (Updike). These language devices relate to the central idea because it helps the author give us an example of the consequences that came out of an impulsive
Symbolism is used in the line: “The sheep pushing their carts down the aisle” (Updike). To Sammy, the “sheep” are the those who “just follow the flock.” Symbolism is also used in the line: “The whole store was like a pinball machine and I didn't know which tunnel they'd come out of” (Updike). Imagery is used when describing the girl’s bathing suits: “She had on a kind of dirty-pink… bathing suit with a little nubble all over it” (Updike). Metaphor is used in the line: “Shook open a paper bag as gently as peeling a peach” (Updike). These language devices relate to the central idea because it helps the author give us an example of the consequences that came out of an impulsive