The consequence here is that all the men in the supermarket look at them and see the girls as eye candy. However, the girls don't care and feel in control. This state of control is broken when Lengel, the store manager, addresses the fact that the three girls' clothing is inappropriate. This confrontation embarrasses the girls and their power of control begins to diminish. They respond bluntly with “We are honest,” in the hope of regaining that power of control. The consequence of the girls wearing swimsuits is that they are embarrassed and kicked out of the store by Lengel. This brings us to Lengel, whose choice was to embarrass the girls by declaring, “Girls are not the beach” (Updike, 623). Observing the situation as the girls leave, Sammy decides to defend them and quits his job. Obviously, the consequence of Lengel's scolding of the girls is that Sammy quits his job. Lengel tries to convince Sammy to keep his job by mentioning his parents: "Sammy, you don't want to do this to your mother and father" (Updike, 624), but Sammy decides to stop anyway. Now we come to Sammy, whose choice was to quit, meaning he sided with the girl. The consequence is that he no longer has a job and finds himself