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First Impressions In Seventh Grade By Gary Soto

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First Impressions How important are first impressions? Some people may think first impressions aren’t important. In fact, they are extremely important. First impressions are the way you first appear to someone, it’s the way they think of you. These impressions can affect you later in life. For example, in Gary Soto’s short story “Seventh Grade” Victor, a seventh grade student, really wants this girl, Teresa, to be his girl. Teresa is in his French class. The class gets their first impression of Victor when “Mr. Bueller asked if anyone spoke French. Victor raised his hand,” (37). Now everyone thinks Victor can speak French. Later in the story Teresa asks if he will help her study, “He was sweaty in shame,” (38). Since she thought he could speak French, once Teresa finds out he actually can’t speak French their relationship could be ruined. If first impressions are lies, not your true self, it can ruin your relationships with others later. …show more content…

The children egt their first look at teacher when they are crowding around the door and she comes up behind them, “’What’s this, what’s this?’ barked a stern raspish voice,” (162). The way Miss Oriville snaps at them comes across as mean and strict. Since she stays a strict character throughout most of the story, the student grew to dislike her more and more each day. They did not like her so much to the point where which when the found out she was leaving, they want revenge. They plucked the leaves off the plant so the “stalk twisted up bare and naked.” (168). Ever since the first interaction with Miss Oriville, the kids didn’t like her which is why they wanted revenge so

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