Gary Soto Seventh Grade Analysis

The text suggests, “one of the characters tell the story and uses the first person pronoun, “I”…is restricted to what one character says he or she observes” (WEAL, 46) This is a major drawback because the reader doesn’t get a broad perspective of the situation being narrated. For example, in the book one of the characters recounts examining the bite mark, “ I realized that it wasn’t from an animal” (Brooks, 6), here we learn only from the point of view of the narrator and don’t know the other characters point of view whether the bite mark was human or not. This gives the reader a narrow and limited view. On that note, since the first-person is the point of view of a single narrator they may also be considered unreliable when narrating facts as “these character’s may distort what they tell us or observe.” (WEAL, 47) Look at this way; imagine you narrating a story to your friend, the way you tell the story will have some sort of bias what you like or dislike to make your point of view clear. However, in the case of the third-person omniscient point of view like in the book Harold and Maude you get “a narrator from “outside” the story world tells the story.” (WEAL, 45) in this case there is less likelihood of a bias and plus you see and hear all the characters thoughts giving the reader a broader perspective. In the case for the first-person you can only hear the thoughts of the character narrating and only if he/she

The book 7th grade by Gary Soto is about a boy who is trying to impress a girl that he likes by doing things he normally wouldn’t do. And the poem Oranges by Gary Soto is about a boy and a girl who like each other and the boy tries to be kind to the girl by going out of his way. The theme in both books is the same; kindness can be given if they allow themselves to walk in another's shoes. In the beginning of the book “7th grade”, the theme is shown when Victor says to himself thinking “That's weird Michael thinks making a face makes him look handsome. ”

In the coming of age novel by Gary Soto, A Summer Life, the author writes, “I sprained an ankle, limped for two weeks until the sparks of pain stopped, then I decided I should limp the rest of the summer because girls seemed to notice hurt guys.” (Soto 82)this passage appealed to me tremendously. The main reason being the different ways that the reader could anatomize the text. The sheer syntax of this sentence holds a plethora of meaning. There could be readers who perceive Soto to be writing this excerpt for the sole purpose of proving the point of Gary’s self-consciousness. However, some people might analyze the quote, and read it as a demotion of women because of the way they are said to view men in this specific text. Whichever way the reader might analyze the text, the fact is that Gary immaturely exaggerated his injury for the attention of others.

Some things you just have to keep to yourself or pass to let the day go by with you feeling happy in knowing you did the right thing. In Gary Soto’s short story, Seventh Grade, there was a teacher named Mr. Bueller who did not want to say anything because he knew it would have ruined the chance of them becoming a couple. In Gary Soto’s poem, Oranges, there was cashier who accepts the payment even though it wasn’t enough, but she knew it was for a special someone. These characters are alike because they both were lenient because they knew they liked each other. One line from Oranges that support my claim, “When I looked up,/ The lady’s eye met mine,/ And held them, knowing/ Very well it was all/About.” This line supports my claim because she

In the world lots of people put in hard work whether it’s friends or a job and their hard work pays off. Just like in the story Marble Champ by Gary Soto. Lupe works hard at winning the marble competition and her hard work pays off. In the start of the story, Lupe`is a bad athlete.

I choose use first person point of view for my article. Because reader can understand better the thoughts and psychological states of my narrator. Raindrop is inanimate object. In the story raindrop is telling its own experience in a special perspective. Raindrop is my only important character, so I want my audience learn more about feeling of shakable optimism. First point of view helps to identity the topic that I want to express. The growth process of a tiny raindrop may inspire reader practice being brave. Take chances, make mistakes. Pain will nourish your courage. In the end of story, raindrop fall in love with jasmine after his long and no return journey. Making the first step is always the hardest part. The decision you are making

4) The main characters in the story help to illustrate the theme by contrasting the two different “worlds” in the story. Esme, although she only knows the writer for a short time, has a profound impact on him. Esme is intelligent, but it is obvious that she is trying much too hard to impress the author. Her dramatic vocabulary and over use of the word “extremely” is childish and annoying. During the choir practice the coach says that children should “…absorb the meanings of the words they sing, not just mouth them, like silly billy parrots.”

Point of view is an integral tool that is used by authors to express an individual’s feelings, emotions, and thoughts throughout the story. It gives the reader an understanding of a character’s development. The first person point of view is limited to one character as it draws the reader into the mind of one character’s thoughts and emotions. Third person narration may be omniscient or limited. The third person omniscient tells the story in which the narrator is aware of the thoughts and feelings of all the characters, while limited third person is restricted to the thoughts of certain characters. The use of the first person narration and third person limited omniscient may at first seem restraining because it only presents one or a limited number of character’s thoughts and feeling. However, the use of first person narration in “Cathedral” and the use of limited third person perspective in “The Handsomest Man Drowned in the World,” is effective because both provides a deeper insight into character’s feelings, thoughts, and opinions. These choices of narration also aid a reader in relating to the characters, and helps convey the central theme of the story.

For example, there are times when Pi is expressing feelings of himself and then there are times when it seems to be written in a third person perspective. Many novels are not written in such format. However, this strategy

People view certain aspects of life in several different ways, giving one another their own unique point of view. “Edgar Allen Poe wrote most of his works through first person narrative because of personal experiences.” (Summary and Critical Analysis). However, the majority of Anton Chekhov works were mostly in third person. The two authors most influential works were “The Raven” and “The Lady With The Pet Dog”. Throughout the poem and short story, “The Raven” and “The lady with the Pet Dog” both authors utilize point of view in several different ways.

     In the article entitled "Analysis" the author states this story deals with longing for adventure and escape. The boy is becoming a man and he is going through the changes from childhood to adulthood. He is now faced with a problem of first the girl and now the bazaar to which he has to go to in order to get her a present. One os the other themes that the author implies is frustration which can be seen on the boy as he tries to deal with the problems imposed on him by the situation ("Analysis")

Besides first, second, and third person literature there are many other factors to look at in writing. The Diary of Samuel Pepys, A Journal of the Plague Year, and the recording of Edward R. Murrow’s report of the 1940 bombing of London all have similarities and differences, even though they were from different times. All three were written of the “first person accounts” but do not have the same tone, viewpoint, method of publication, or structure of words. These four points create different styles of writing and often set a different mood.

Edgar Allan Poe and Raymond Carver create an experience for the reader with their unique sense of styles through the use of point of view, providing characters’ thoughts, and using a simple setting. Both authors choice of having their stories point of view in first person helps create more of a close feeling and relationship to the characters. Through them stating words like I, you, me, and we, it makes you feels like you are with the characters and provides an impression like they are talking to you. Being able to be provided with the characters’ thoughts, gives the reader more of an insight on what is going on in the plot through the eyes of the main character. Knowing their thoughts gives you an ability to be able to find a deeper understanding

In the story,”Seventh Grade” Victor embarrassed himself by acting stupid in front of the girl he likes all the time. For example, “He stretched out lazily in an attempt to disguise his snooping.” (paragraph 34) It is clear that, Victor’s action shows that he is hoping that he could see Teresa so he keeps on looking back and forth to see if she is there or not. Victor’s action is also showing that he wishes to meet Teresa so he can talk to her, so he keeps peeking around while pretending to do something else. As evidence,”Frenchie oh wewe gee in September.” (paragraph 47) As you can see, Victor lied to his French teacher that he can speak French so he can impress Teresa, but ended up embarrassing himself in front of her. He also made fun of

The differences between first and third person perspectives are detrimental when making the decision on which to use when writing. They are almost exactly polar opposites of each other, ones advantage being the others disadvantage and vice versa. In the aspect of the