Comparing First Dates in Sotto's Oranges and Wetherell's The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant

Lovely short story “The Osage Orange Tree” had been written by the addressed author William Stafford. Throughout this short story, two main protagonist include of a young female high school student named Evangeline, and a young male high school student which who narrates this beloved story. In this short story, there are many major key events that happen, even some that lead to the conclusions of different themes. Evangeline shows affection by buying newspapers just to see the narrator, she acts clingy around the narrator, and lastly the tree which symbolizes protection, is the protection for her and the boy from everyone else. Which with these examples the theme can be seen as, eagerness for friendship can lead to many crazy but

The realization comes later after he has accidentally hooked the biggest fish he has ever hooked. By reeling in the bass, he would be losing Sheila, but cutting it loose would make him lose the catch of his life. When the narrator finally knows a decision must be made between the bass and Sheila, he chooses Sheila believing it is a more mature thing to do. When he “pull[s] a penknife . . . and cut[s] the line,” (7) he makes a conscious decision that Sheila Mant is to be more important than his fishing. When the night is over, and Sheila goes off in a different guy’s Corvette, the narrator comes to the realization that she was not worth giving up the fish. Later in life, after being with other girls and catching other fish, what “haunts [him] still” is losing the bass, not Sheila Mant. Ultimately, the narrator’s maturity came from finding out what he actually loved the most and sticking to that.

Angela McEwan-Alvarado was born in Los Angeles and has lived in many locations in the United States, as well as Mexico and Central America. She obtained her master’s degree at UC Irvine and since then has worked as an editor of educative materials and a translator. The story “Oranges” was the result of an exercise for a writer’s workshop in which the author managed to mix images and experiences accumulated throughout her life.

Some experiences can change people as individuals and how they view things. The process of people growing up can take time but when a transformation occurs it  can be difficult to handle. Sylvia, the narrator in Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson," learns a lesson about social class how the rich are different from poor ,she realizes that the money rich people spend for their kids toys can feed a whole household of poor families.In the process, she loses some part of her pride that characterizes her childhood because she thought she was living a good life  till she realizes that rich kids toys can feed her entire household so she  begins to look for hints  or ways of being wealth so that she can  have better life than her family. She

I wonder is the narrator going to choose the fish of Shelia. There is countless reasons why he can choose her and the fish. He fishes all day long. That he knows the what kind of

Also, he stated that he never went anywhere in the summer without his fishing pole, so he must really enjoy the sport. Another way that shows he might pick the bass is because he knows a lot about them. He knew exactly what the sound was when Sheila asked what the splashing noise was. The narrator also knew where all the bass seem to go and what type of bass tend to go different places. The last way that it seems like he will pick the bass is because he never let the bass go when he hooked it on his rod. He showed that he cared about it and that he wouldn’t let such a large bass go easily. He even slanted the canoe to different angles to stop the bass from catching on rocks in the water. The narrator obviously knows a lot about bass and the sport of fishing bass. Although it seems that he will pick the bass over the girl he loves, I think that he will pick Sheila. He thinks that Sheila is very attractive and he had to work up a lot of courage to ask her out on a date. He loves her long red hair, and well-spaced freckles. This shows that he really likes her, and wants it to be the best it can be. He obsessed with Sheila in many ways. Not only does he

Rick Moody 's short story "Boys" is written with a distinct style. The author uses a form of a stream of consciousness to convey the purpose at hand, which encompasses writing as if without hesitation or editing - whatever came to Moody’s thoughts, he transferred to text. There was also a substantial use of the word “boys”, placing emphasis on the central meaning of the story. The style is thoroughly descriptive and fails to leave any details of the boys ' lives out. This quality donates a sense of reality and creates a bond between the reader and the characters. The tone of the story comes of as particularly unbiased and serious, as if the author were just stating purely factual information. As events become more somber in the boys ' lives, the author approaches a more sympathetic tone. The boys were supposed to be kids, fooling around playing games and living a care-free childhood, but these boys found themselves in scenarios no boy or child should ever encompass.

The life choices also made and impact on the lives of the boys and transferred into their adulthood.

Both texts delve deep into the workings of the human condition. While one boy fights to break apart from the uniformity of society, the other craves to be one with the normality of it. Yet, strangely, both

The short story “oranges” by Gary Soto focuses on feelings and thoughts of an adolescent boy who is about to meet up with a girl.He is also having his first date causing him to be full of nerves and apprehension but the two oranges he has in his pocket help offset the cold winter and his inner fear.One of the themes present in the short poem is that “sacrifice is essential for love to flourish”.The main character decided that he would go out and pick his date up and head over to a drug store and allow her to buy anything she wanted in order to fulfil his happiness.As they entered the drug store they headed “Down a narrow aisle of goods.[and] turned to the candies”(Soto,1)as they headed over to the counter to pay the bar costed too much he “didn’t

“Oranges” and “Seventh Grade” are both written by Gary Soto. They both have a similar theme and conflict, however, they do share some differences including format and tone. In “Oranges” he shows how the girl and boy are dating while in “Seventh Grade” they are not. However, the theme stays the same in both stories. Throughout the stories, you will see similarities and differences. I will tell you about some of the most important ones.

The story “A Bag of Oranges” by Spiro Athanas tells about a poor family lived in the rotting slum and the boy in this family became a mature person from a childish kid. Because the boy’s father needs to pay his responsibility to his family and the people who he loved, so his rude behavior and act makes his son hate him for a short time. After the boy notice his family’s financial situation, then he realize it’s not easy be an adult to making life run in the society, and you would lose some important things while you are paying responsibility to your family, so he begin understand his father. When the boy know his father hit by a car, all his emotion spew out and make his act like an adult in the end of the

In the Neo-classical novel Candide by Voltaire the theme of innocence and experience is prevalent through the protagonist, Candide, especially through his journey of finding the prescription of how to live a useful life in the face of harsh reality. In William Blake’s collection of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience the two characters, tyger and lamb, show how we lose our innocence to gain experience. Although the innocence and experience are paradoxical terms, we can solve the paradox by analyzing these two works.

Carol Anne Duffy presents love and romance in a unique way that differentiates valentine from any other love poem. Throughout this poem carol expresses love though the original metaphor of an onion. This essay analyses how she does this so effectively and how she presents a range of ideas about love and romance.

However, his words are a key element to the story because they reflect valuable lessons that the children may need for future reference. The narrator wants to save the children from heartache and disappointment; however he fails to realize that all children must experience these emotions for themselves in order to become mature. As the narrator stares into the lives of the children, it seems as though he is reliving his own life. His