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Anonymous,
278 days ago
I thought since oranges are both sweet and tart, they represent the ever changingness of first love.
Anonymous,
251 days ago
He isn't paying for it with the orange in lieu of payment... the girl stole the candy. Please read it again.
Anonymous,
239 days ago
the choclolate bar represents his love for her and how he gave an orange up for her shows that her happiness is his satisfaction and that he lives her unconditionaly
Anonymous,
223 days ago
the oranges represent his happiness and he is trading his happiness to make his girl happy.. duh
Anonymous,
222 days ago
You want to think about the role of simplicty and beauty, both from the perspective of childhood innocence as well as culturally (the relationship between the saleslady and the boy "she know what this is all about") there is a kind of simple closeness, juxtaposed against the image of fire at the end. somehow something as simple as a boy with an orange is being placed beside the image of a man holding/making fire in his hands. Without getting too grandiose this could summon images of Prometeus, birth, love, etc. THe general emotion i get from the poem is a kind of power explained through something small. things to think about :)
Anonymous,
135 days ago
Soto contrasts the magic of new love with the situation the boy is living in. He is poor, living in a poor neighborhood. I think it's about the ability to be happy, be in love, live life, etc, despite poverty. Among other things.
Anonymous,
63 days ago
Hi, I've read Oranges in seventh grade. You are simply overthinking it. The candy was teird, (SP I think) meaning stacked in rows. The oranges are just something that he had after school. He carried it in his pockets for later. Perhaps for the two to eat. He gets nervous around the girl so he feels weightless. As if being swept off his feet. I also enjoy reading it too. Enjoy! =)
Sincerely,
Anonymous,
48 days ago
Sir or madam, Thank you for helping me understand this, also for helping me out in my English Project that i am currently working on right now. You desierve a high five in my books :D. Stay awesome! 
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