Examples Of Choices In Tangerine By Edward Bloor

In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor Erik Fisher, Paul Fisher’s older brother, causes Paul to be bullied, less afraid of him, and more mature. Throughout the book Erik Fisher makes many decisions that cause Paul to be stronger and more mature. Erik does this by causing Paul to be bullied, causing Luis Cruz’s death, and betraying Paul’s trust.

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple,” says Oscar Wilde. The book Tangerine by Edward Bloor shows the conflict between brothers Erik and Paul. Paul knows how dangerous Erik is, but he decides to hide behind a lie instead of coming out with the truth. The choices Erik makes influences Paul and finally gives him the courage to stand up for himself and let the truth prevail.

On page 269 , Edward Bloor expresses the quote “the truth shall set you free”.For example , have you told someone when you did something bad? It’s better to tell the truth than keeping it in. This quote means to me that it’s better to tell the truth because your going to keep thinking about it and it’s going to be hard for you, but if you expose the truth to everyone, then you will have more confidence that makes you feel you don't have to worry about anything.The people who do bad stuff know it’s bad but they don't tell people that they do it and some days, they want to but they don't.You should always tell the truth.

A choice made by Mrs.Fisher's has affected Paul by being nosey and wanting a toure of the school, the only way she could get the toure of the school was saying that Paul was blind. It says “We were hoping to see exactly where Paul will be going next week. He has problems with his eyesight- he’s legally blind- so we were hoping yo make a dry run today.” (pg.25). When Mrs.Fisher signs Paul up for IEP his first day of school he gets called up to the office for a guider around the school. It says here “All right, Paul, this is Kerri Gardner, one of our school volunteers. Kerri will act as your eyes, so to speak, until you’ve learned your way around our campus.” (pg.38). When Mrs.Fisher filled out the IEP, it ruined Pauls chance to play on the Lake Windsor soccer team. This quote says “ Coach Walski looked pained. “I’m sorry to tell you this, Paul, but you’re not eligible for the program.” (pg.62).

In the novel Tangerine towards the end Paul learns how to tell the truth.In the begining of the book Edward Bloor intoduced Paul as a shy and scared boy.For instance,Paul has a lot of fear towards his brother.In the begining Paul has a flash back that his older brother tried to kill him.In the middle of the book Paul is getting braver for example when the sinkhole appears under the portable,Paul joins the bucket bergaide and help save everyone inside.Finally in the end of the book Paul finally tells the truth about his brother and how he told Arthure to hit luis on the head with a blackjack.In conclution throuh out the book Paul turns out brave and learns how to tell the truth.

When Paul first moves to Tangerine, he is outcast, but as his confidence buildS, he learns to be a leader. He changed from being a shy kid to a brave boy who stands up for what he believes. As Paul struggles with relationship, he feel like a victim, but soon he learns confidence and he begins to stand up to his family.

Have you ever met a monster disguised as a super star? In the novel “Tangerine” by Edward Bloor, Erik is a senior at Lake Windsor High School. Erik cares very much about the Erik Fisher Football Dream or the E.F.F.D. He is a star to his family, but a monster to his little brother, Paul Fisher, whom he treats like trash. Erik also chooses to slap Tino, force Arthur to hit Luis, and force Castor to spray paint in Paul’s eyes, which affects Paul in a dreadful way.

Have you ever felt that twist and turn in your stomach as if you were about to be murdered by a maniac? Well in the book “Tangerine” by Edward Bloor there’s a lot of situation to deal with Fear, Heroism, and Seeing. Seeing is the most important of them all because seeing the truth has a very important meaning in this book. The main character Paul shows all the themes of the book but mostly fear.

But when Paul is forced to leave Lake Windsor Middle School and go to Tangerine Middle School, he encounters a whole new way of life. The kids aren't as wealthy as the Lake Windsor kids, but Paul ends up fitting in better there than he did in his first school.

A choice made by Mrs.Fisher that affects paul is when she told Paul's new principal that he was visually impaired and got paul an IEP because of it. Even though Paul has very thick glasses he feels he can

One of the greatest football coach named Knute Rockne once said, “One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.” In the novel Tangerine, the novel show sportsmanship when a visually impaired child named Paul moves to new home in Tangerine florida. He plays soccer while his brother Erik is seen as a football star. He finds out about the secrets about Tangerine, Florida and also find out the secrets about his past that his family has been hiding from him for far too long.. The novel shows how the characters show sportsmanship to other characters in the story. In the novel Tangerine, Edward Bloor uses the motif of sportsmanship to show that show sportsmanship doesn’t always mean you are a good athlete.

Many characters made careless choices in the book that affected Paul but Eric made the most. In the book Tangerine, Eric’s choices and the consequences of his choices affected the development of Paul in three ways. When Eric hit Tino and when Paul figured out that Eric was the reason he was blind. Paul is a boy who just moved from Texas to Florida. He moves to a place called Lake Windsor Downs. He goes to school at Lake Windsor Downs Middle School, but there was a tragedy at that school so he moved to Tangerine Middle School. He goes out for the Tangerine soccer team and makes it. Then horrible things start happening.

Adjusting to life in Tangerine wasn’t easy for paul. A new school, new friends, and a new climate. A sinkhole swallows the local school, fire burn underground and lightning strike at exact same time everyday. Also he gain the courage to face up to some secrets his family has been keeping from him. One night Paul woke up at seven, still wearing his glasses.

“Paul Fisher! Have you ever played anything but goal? Get in there for Tino. Play the center forward.” Even though Paul Fisher ,the new kid on the soccer team, has never played but goalie, he knew that he wasn’t going to give up that easily. Paul gave soccer the best he had and eventually was known for his mighty and braveness. While other player on or off the field had good or bad sportsmanship, Paul had one of the most memorable efforts to the team. In the novel ,Tangerine, characters demonstrate both good and bad sportsmanship on and off the playing field.

The novel Tangerine, is a book full of friendships, secrets, and conquering fear. The main character, Paul, (Antagonist) is hoping to get a fresh start when his family moves to Tangerine, Florida. There, Paul makes new friends, and also finds the courage to stand up to his brother Erik, who everyone loves, but Paul knows him for who he really is. Paul also learns some dark secrets about his eyes and why he has to wear his ‘coke bottle’ glasses. Paul also encounters many deaths there, like his friend Joey’s brother(Mike), and also Luis, who was a great friend to Paul. In the novel, Edward Bloor expertly uses flashback and the value of truth to convey the theme of conquering fear.