"All this while, the customers had been showing up with their carts, but you know, sheep, seeing a scene, they had all bunched up on Stokesie, who shook open a paper bag as gently as peeling a peach, not wanting to miss a word."
(Updike, pg. 18)
I chose to reflect on this passage of the story as it describes the customers as sheep. By saying this the author gives you an idea of the type of store it is. To me, the way he uses the word sheep makes me think of many old ladies who have nothing better to do than gossip and get into business that does not involve them. This is obviously a small local store, which would be the perfect setting for bored elderly ladies to catch up on the latest gossip in town. In relating this part of the story to real life all there is to say is it's similar to the car crash theory. It's not your business but you cannot help but watch.
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