Examples Of Foreshadowing In Tangerine

On page 205, Paul states, “Erik lashed out, smashing the back of his hand across Tino’s face.” This quote marks the point in the book where the reader sees Erik’s true side. Now, because Erik is becoming more and more evil as the story goes on. But, whenever Erik does something bad, Paul's friendships take take a turn for the worse. To add, on page 211, the author say, “‘Arthur reached Luis, turned, and whipped the blackjack around with a loud crack...Erik walker quickly past Luis...Arthur takes care of my light work.’” This quote shows the further damage that has been done to Paul’s relationship with the Cruz

Imagine living your everyday life in a town named Tangerine, where natural disasters commonly occur. This is the situation that the protagonist, Paul Fisher, has been enduring ever since his family moved to Tangerine, Florida. The novel, Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, describes how Paul Fisher sees the world through his thick-rimmed goggles due to his damaged eyesight from “staring at an eclipse.” Paul has to be circumspect around bullies and his older brother, Erik, who seems to have dissoluteness living inside of him.

One decision that caused Paul to be less afraid of Erik is on pages 262-263. On these pages the author says, “He turned and threw the bat into the Land Cruiser. He got in, and Arthur got in, and they drove quickly away.” (Pg 262-263) This makes Paul less afraid of him because he was able to stand up to Erik and Arthur alone without getting hurt by either one of them. This also caused Paul not to be afraid of Erik because it proved to Paul that Erik wasn't so perfect and put together as he thought. Another reason why Paul is not afraid of Erik at the end of the book is on page 284. On page 284 the author states that, “I stood up straight and faced them all, like I had seen Luis do. “I saw- I heard Erik Fisher tell him to do it.”” (Pg. 284) This shows that Paul is less afraid of Erik because he was willing to expose Erik in front of everyone, and tell the complete truth without being afraid that Erik would hurt him in anyway. Erik Fisher causes Paul Fisher to be less afraid of him by losing control and not denying the truth about the bad things he had

Imagine waking up every morning smelling smoke from a muck fire that will never go away. In the book, Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the main character, Paul Fisher, faces many choices that affect him in positive and negative ways. Paul is a young boy that has the struggle of moving from Houston, Texas to Tangerine, Florida. This can be a hard change for anybody. Paul makes many decisions that affect himself. First, he tells the police on Erik for being involved with the death of Luis Cruz, two he choses to go to Tangerine Middle school because he did not need an iep anymore so he had the opportunity to play soccer, and finally he decides to jump on coach Warner’s back . The choices Paul makes, and the consequences of those choices, affect the development of his character.

Tangerine is a novel about a boy, named Paul, who moves to a strange city, seemingly where anything could happen. There, he strives to become accustomed to his new environment and tries to figure out the single most prominent mystery of his life - how he had come to wear the Coke-bottle glasses on his eyes. Paul deals with multiple flashbacks, occasionally traumatic recurrences of his past, which helps him unravel the secret his family has been keeping from him. As Erik, Paul’s superstar brother and whose shadow Paul has always stood in, wreaks havoc upon the inhabitants of Tangerine, it tests the relationships of Paul and his newfound friends. In the novel, Tangerine, the author Edward Bloor makes notable use of flashback and symbolism to

“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.

After a fight Paul takes part in at Lake Windsor High, he runs to his neighborhood. Unfortunately, he is cornered by Erik and Arthur, who attempt to intimidate him. Paul narrates, “I understood that I was supposed to be terrified by this spectacle… But for once in my life, I wasn't. I stepped forward and faced them, just as I had seen Luis do… ‘I'm not afraid of you, Erik. Come on’” (Bloor 260-261). Since Erik chooses to confront Paul, Paul finally does not run away or get worried about what the outcome would be if he talked back to Erik and finds the courage to fight him off. He realizes that his opponent is just a punk trying to ruin his life, and drag him into his careless problems. Furthermore, as Paul faces Erik, he recognizes his same procedure full of pitiful remarks and, "When they finally spoke, it wasn't terrifying, it was lame… Erik stared at me with growing fury, with growing hatred, moving the bat in a tight circle” (Bloor 261, 252). Erik conveys his choice to frighten Paul, making Paul see that Erik was not as terrifying as Paul made him up to be. Paul perceives how terrifying Erik’s true self actually is, as a result of Erik’s choice to confront

The quote “Joey stared him down. No, I don’t have a problem with that. I guess I got a problem with you.” This quote on page 158 talks about Joey, one of Paul’s friends, talking to Tino, another one of Paul’s friends. The two do not get along very well, and all this builds up to a fight between them. These examples of foreshadowing can be seen throughout the story. On page 258, a quote states “Tino crossed the floor and walked up to Erik.” Which would mean that Tino is confronting Erik, which builds up a lot of tension. Another quote on page 214 says “Erik, you’ll need to give me your key...I got it in my locker at school, I keep a lot of my stuff there.” This quote is about Erik talking to Paul’s mom about a key. Erik has his key in the locker, which makes Erik look suspicious. Leaving his key in the locker may seem like Erik trying to hide something from Paul’s

Paul Fisher is a legally blind soccer player who moved from Houston, Texas, to Tangerine, Florida with his parents and older brother, Erik. “Erik’s Football Dream” was always a larger priority than Paul’s soccer games. Since Paul is legally blind, he has an Individualized Education Program ("IEP") that would not allow him to play on Lake Windsor Down’s soccer team. Consequently, he attended Tangerine Middle School without an IEP on his school record and played goalie on their soccer team. In the novel, Tangerine, Edward Bloor uses exemplary foreshadowing and flashbacks to convey the theme of development and transformation.

A humongous fire, sinkhole, - oh, look a soccer ball next to a football. These are just a few details about Tangerine a book by Edward Bloor. In Tangerine, there’s a family called the Fisher’s that move to Tangerine County, Florida. Paul, the youngest son, is a soccer fanatic but at a young age is made legally blind due to unknown circumstances. Erik, the older brother, is a football all star and hero to some with a mischievous habit further assisted by his sidekick Author. Mr.Fisher is the Deputy Director of Civil Engineering. Mrs.Fisher is a part of the Architectural Committee. The book has lots of side stories and plots but the main focus is Paul’s eyes. In Tangerine, Bloor uses exemplary (foreshadowing and symbolism) to convey the theme of (change and growth).

Can Paul finally find the courage within him to stand up to Erik while juggling his soccer career and figuring out who is behind all of Tangerine's troubles? In the novel,Tangerine,Bloor creatively uses flashback and symbolism to vividly display the theme of growth and change.

The book Tangerine by Edward Bloor is filled with many excited and unusual things. In the book Tangerine, Paul Fisher and his family move to Tangerine County, Florida. Paul always seems to be afraid of his older brother, Erik Fisher. Erik acts nice and polite in front of people but in reality Erik is cruel. Throughout the novel, Paul has flashbacks which help him figure out what had happened to his eyes when he was a little kid.

When Erik and his friend sprayed the paint and Paul’s eyes, His mom found Paul unconscious and took him to the hospital. Then chose to not tell Paul about what Erik did, because Paul could not remember since the flashback, his mom said ‘we didn’t want you to hate your brother!”, which made Paul angerer, resulting to him responding “And you thought that was right for me?!” This choice influenced Paul the most in my opinion because throughout the book Paul and Erik had a lot of drama around them and knowing that in the end of the book that Erik was the reason Paul is blind, really mad Paul

To begin with, the author Edward Bloor, uses flashbacks to convey the theme of change. For example, in this quote from page 263-264, Paul says “... I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent Castro sprayed white paint into them.” Then again on page 265, Paul's father says, “ The doctors told us that you might never remember...We wanted to find a way to keep you from hating your brother.” Paul's answers “ So you figured it would be better if I just hated myself ? ” Paul's mother and Father lied to him and told him that he damaged his own eyes- By staring at a solar eclipse- but in reality Erik and his friend, Castro, ruined Paul’s eyes. Paul remembers what happened and becomes angry. Changing the way Paul feels about Erik and his parents. This flashback conveys the theme of change because, Paul's feelings about his family have changed. His feelings have changed because of

This was the most import impact that Erik had on Paul. Erik, the detrimental brother, made the decision of making Paul