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Both Sammy and Marlow in some way feel lonely by the end of their stories because they each feel like they have done something wrong. Sammy from A&P feels like he only hurt himself by quitting his job. Marlow feels like a big fat liar because he was lying to people trying to keep Kurtz’s image as clean as possible. Lying will never get you anywhere as we all know by now.

Lets face it, when we were young we did some stupid things. Sometimes I spoke without even thinking. Or maybe doing the unthinkable just to impress a couple of hot looking girls. Well this is exactly the case with Sammy from A&P.

To begin with Sammy’s biggest problem is that I believe that he is too young to understand what his is doing. We did stupid things when we were young, but quitting your job is something else. He thought that by quitting his job he was going to get all this attention from the girls. On the contrary he got none at all and on top of that lost his job. After everything settled inside of him, he realized what an idiot he is and felt that emptiness inside of him. He not only hurt himself but he also let his manager down along with his parents. They too will find out soon since the manager is a family friend. If I was to be put in Sammy’s shoes, I would have a feeling of being irresponsible and of a failure. I think every kid in America should learn from Sammy’s mistake and think before you speak.

Now as for Marlow, he feels more like a liar. In life lies are told for many different reasons. In a story it can thicken the plot. In the Heart of Darkness Marlow dislikes lies even though he tells some himself. These two lies tell a lot about Marlow. Even though he has been touched by evil, he is still a good man himself. He believes that he never really did actually lie. Instead he believes that he let others continue to believe what they already believe. So that makes him believe that he is not a liar. Marlow in the middle of the story interrupts himself and says “you know I hate, detest, and can’t bear a lie.” He in no way thinks that he is better than the rest of the world.

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