Summary Of Oranges By Gary Soto

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In the poem, “Oranges”, by Gary Soto, the speaker experiences the challenges and awkwardness of teenage love. In the poem, a diffident and apprehensive 12-year-old Soto takes a girl out on a date to a drugstore on a cold December day. On this date, the teenage boy is challenged by his anxiety and poverty while trying to prove his love to his girl. The boy eventually overcomes both of these issues and is able to prove his love and develop a deeper relationship with the girl. Through the use of imagery, juxtaposition, and enjambment, the idea that people can conquer their fears and surpass their obstacles is displayed in the poem as well as the coming of age of the speaker.

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