In my opinion, the main theme of this short story is
individualism. It is a story about what happens when people try to do "their own thing"
rather than doing what society expects them to do.
In this
story, the three girls are, to some extent, doing their own thing. Queenie has gotten
them to go to the store in their bathing suits, which was completely unacceptable at the
time. They pay for this by being humiliated by the
manager.
Sammy also tries to be an individual. In his
case, he tries to stand up for the girls against his boss. He, too, pays for his choice
by losing his job and having nothing to show for it.
So I
think the theme is that in our society, you have to do what is expected or pay the
price.
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