Comparing Short Stories 'Seventh Grade And The Melting Pot'

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All short stories have extemal and internal that take place in and between the groups of people. Even in “Seventh Grade,” and “The Melting Pot”.

In the short story, “Seventh Grade” Victor likes this girl name Teresa.
Victor tried everything, to make Teresa notice him. He even waited in homeroom, so he could bump into Teresa and start a conversion with her.
Victor is willing to do anything, to make Teresa knowledge that he is there.

He daydreamed in English about Teresa, as he did this his professors called on him. Which he was still daydreaming of the beauty ,Teresa, and said her name. That made half the class laugh, making him feel embarrassed about himself. After that he want on his regular school day.
Then French came up, He was excited.

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