The short story, “Seventh Grade”, written by Gary Soto is a realistic fiction piece of literature. The purpose of this story is to entertain the audience through a story about a seventh grade boy who is trying to figure out how to impress a girl and start off his school year well. This short story is directed towards an older youth audience, as it relates to what middle school students might go through and how they may feel as they start a new school year. The theme of this text is the first day of school, more specifically, a boy trying to impress a girl he likes. Throughout the story the author shows how the main character, Victor, is constantly thinking about Theresa and how he feels when he is around her. The diction used throughout the story emphasizes the thoughts …show more content…
Bueller felt at one moment and how Victor feels. The author mainly focuses on Victor, though, as he is the subject of the story. By presenting the story through this perspective, the author is able to show how Victor’s actions were once the same as Mr. Buellers and helps the audience understand exactly why Mr. Bueller decided to act in this way for Victor on the first day of school. This short story is structured in a story format and tells the events as they go along, there is no major foreshadowing that hints at the future and tells about the characters and they go along. There is an equal mix of direct and indirect characterization giving you space to make an inference about the characters in the story, but still telling you about the more minor characters to make sure the focus is on the protagonists. The dialogue contributes to the indirect characterization of Victor and how he tries to figure out how he wants to socialize with various people. In conclusion, the short story “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto ends on a very hopeful and happy moment and concludes a very detailed story that many people can relate