Archetype Of The Mentor In Tangerine By Luis Cruz

Paul was about to start school at Lake Windsor Middle School and Mrs. Fisher tapped in on her ‘overprotective mother’ side. In the book Tangerine, Edward Bloor writes, “ ‘Mom, you ruined my life at Lake Windsor Middle when you turned in that IEP,’ ” (94). This shows that Paul really was miserable without the ability to play soccer. He was so sad that, when his Coach told him about the insurance problem, Paul sat down on the field and cried. It actually says in the book that when he had the opportunity to start over at Tangerine Middle, he thought that, “...the heavens had opened up for me…” (94). This is important because Paul would have been able to play soccer at Lake Windsor, and he would have, at the very beginning, been happy. This choice, though, had good effects in many ways. One is that he ended up going to Tangerine, which is where he ended up playing

One way Luis affected Paul was by teaching Paul to defend himself. All throughout Paul’s life, Paul was bullied by his older brother Erik. Erik had done many hurtful actions to Paul, like spraying paint in his eyes, making

After confronting Erik, Paul finally bursts. All of the police are at Paul’s house, and he tells the police about Luis Cruz, saying “I saw- I heard Erik Fisher tell him to do it.” (284) Paul let go of all of his fear right then. His fear to let others, mostly Erik, gain power because of him.For once in his life, Erik is going to get what he

First, a choice made by Paul is when he gave his statement to the police about what he witnessed. He stated, “I saw him do it. I saw Arthur Bauer sneak up on Luiz Cruz like a coward and hit him on the side of the head. Luiz didn’t even see it coming.” This choice helped him develop because he felt as though ever since he met Luiz that he was special and meant something to him, so he needed to tell what actually happened at the high school. The decision was made because Paul belatedly found his voice and was going to speak up for once. The choice plays a major role in the Fisher family considering what will most likely

Luis was growing up into the life of gang banging, gaining a reputation in San Gabriel by being scouted into bigger gangs in the area. Increasing his involvement in the gang by stealing form stores, to eventually being part of premeditated arson and murders. Luis was well on his way to a life in prison or worse, death. By growing up during a time of racial discrimination, options were limited to becoming a factory worker or gangster. Luis met

The choice made by Luis Cruz affected Paul by making him audacious, and more able to take up for himself. Luis Cruz is like the big brother of many kids in Tangerine County. He is very helpful and kind-hearted, and often gives many advice. His wise advice, directed to Paul, pushed Paul to stand his ground, and for his own good.

Therefore, the lesson that Luis was trying to teach his audience is that sometimes people do not have the ability to fight for themselves, which caused them to depend on others who hold that

Antoine and Luis are mentors to Paul, who is the hero, because they are both positive figures, who motivate Paul. For instance, when Paul was over at Tino’s house working on the science project, he was told that Luis used to play soccer, too. Luis was also handicapped so he didn’t understand how. Tino then told Paul that Luis had to be the goalie. Paul thought Tino was trying to make fun of him, but he wasn’t. The text states, “I looked at Tino to see if he was mocking me. He wasn’t. He was just making conversation” (Bloor 175). In other words, Paul really thought that Tino was making fun of him. This conversation helped Paul realize that he could still play soccer with his loss of eyesight if Luis can play with a knee injury. The word “mocking” adds a negative tone to this quote, but it also helps show how this helps Paul. In addition to Luis, Antoine helps motivate Paul, too. For example, Paul had gotten a call from Joey, Paul’s best friend, saying that Antoine was at Mr. Donnelly’s, a newspaper journalist, house. Paul rode down to see what was happening. When he got there, they were outside. Antoine came down and looked at

The choice made by Erik that affects Paul, was the choice for Erik to force Arthur to hit Luis on his head with blackjack, killing him. This made Paul angry and breathless. According to the text, “I looked at the blond deputy. The weapon that he [Arthur], used

Afterward, Paul reveals to the police that Erik and Arthur were involved in the death of Luis Cruz. On page 211 of Tangerine it states, “Arthur reached Luis, turned, and whipped the blackjack around with a loud whack against the side of Luis’s head.” Paul’s close friend Luis was smacked across the head with a blackjack by Erik and this caused Luis to have an aneurysm. Luis was smacked on the head because Erik had hit Tino, Luis’ brother in the face with a blackjack, so Luis got involved, and confronted Erik and Arthur. Paul is devastated because the aneurysm sadly caused Luis’ death. Luis was very helpful to Paul and seeing him dead made Paul despondent. Also pages 244-245 states, “Luis Cruz is dead...I raised my hand and got Ms. Polland’s attention. I said, “I gotta go. I’m sick again.” Luis’ death made Paul sick to his stomach because first, they were close friends because he was kind of like an older brother to Paul. Also, Paul knows that Arthur and Erik are involved in the

He said to his parents, “let me ask you one thing, mom. When you got home from the hospital that day did you see the white paint on Eric’s hands?” Then she said yes, and he got told that they did know the reason of being blind was from the paint that Eric had sprayed into his eyes. Paul was furious and he will now forever pay for what Eric has done to him. Paul then developed and had the courage to tell everyone that Eric was the one to kill Luis and steal all of the things from the houses.

Mentors are people who provide support, strength, and inspiration. Many people have a mentor in their life that they aspire to be like, and seek out for guidance. Mentors play a big role in many lives, including Junior's from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Some of the biggest mentors for Junior are his parents, his Wellpinit teacher Mr. P and his Rearden basketball coach. If it weren't for these mentors inspiration and support, Junior wouldn't have taken some of the risks he does.

Paul is a rising star on the sports field. He has been working exceedingly hard on and off the field to get to where he is today, the starting position. Some of his team mates,

the love and care he unknowingly needs. Paul takes on roles that disguise his own traits and turns him into what he believes to be a person nobody can say no to. When he takes on these roles, he

Lawrence. His mother was someone who would always complain and talk about the fact that there was no money in the family. Bassett was also someone who had a very large influence on Paul and his gambling habits. Finally, Uncle Oscar was also someone who had a large influence on Paul and even helped him come to and make the final decisions in his life that would ultimately be the end. Money was something that really had a large influence on Paul and how he made his decisions. Because these people and their influence on money, Paul eventually met his end because of his desires to please these