Our experiences and the choices we make when we are young help shape who we are as we get older. In "Oranges" by Gary Soto, the narrator recalls a memory from his childhood - the first time he goes on a date with a girl. The boy is young and probably a little scared at first, but things turn out well and the date with the girl seems to have an impact on him later in life. We don't know anything about the narrator when he is older but he seems like a likable person. He tries to make the girl happy in the poem and he seem like someone who doesn't only think of himself.
The first line of the poem tells us the narrator was twelve years old when he first "walked" with a girl. It's December, the ground is frozen, and the boy waits outside in the cold
for the girl. He has two oranges in his coat pockets. When she comes out the boy smiles and leads her down the street until they reach a drugstore. While inside he asks her what she wants from the candy aisle. The girl picks out......
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