What is the theme of the story "seventh grade" by Gary Soto? Your response should be one or more paragraphs

Possible theme: Taking risks can lead you to your goals.

Explanation:

Victor has a desire to go beyond his boundaries. He wants to leave Fresno and supports the desire to go to France by taking French. He also a strong desire to date Teresa so takes some chances to try to impress her. He attempts to speak French and fails. But instead of giving up, he goes to the library to check out 3 French books. He is being proactive, working towards both his goals – going to France and dating Teresa.

( I've read the story if you were wondering )

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate. 

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