Gary Soto's Character Analysis: Seventh Grade By Gary Soto

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In the story, Seventh Grade by Gary Soto, the main character, Victor, learns lessons from being embarrassed while trying to charm a girl named Teresa, and he learns that persistence pays off. In paragraph 12, it states, “Victor tried a scowl. He felt foolish at first, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a girl looking at him. Umm, he thought, maybe it does work. He scowled with greater conviction. As this example demonstrates, Victor tries a scowl that his friend Michael recommends to try At first, Victor felt foolish, but after he saw a girl looking him, he scowled with even greater conviction, not knowing it was embarrassing and foolish. In paragraph 24,“Teresa,” Victor said automatically. Some of the girls giggled(Gary Soto). As

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