In Up dikes “A & P” and the Barbara’s “The Lesson” both stories are portrayed as using slang and even foul language to get their views across. Many of the language used expresses how both narrators view their way of life. The narrators are both a part of different societies, which shows how language differs in both characters. The foul language used in both stories does compare to the modern way our young youth talk …showed first 75 words of 830 total…

…showed last 75 words of 830 total…that he started something and he felt the right thing to do was to finish it. Sammy like Sylvia both seem to ignore the values and the counsels of the adults that surround them, both youths come from different societies but seem to have the same views of life. Youths today have been faced with different situations where they ignore the values of life and what it might offer if thought upon the right way.