Examples Of Identity In Tangerine By Edward Bloor

I held my hands out, as he had done, and said, ‘I’m not afraid of you Erik. come on.’ ” Another quote on page two hundred and fifty-nine is, “All I remember is Mom shouting ‘Paul!’ as I took off, flying through the air. I landed hard on Coach Warner’s back and held on tight, riding his neck and shoulders.” In both quotes, Paul did one thing in common, which is overcoming a fear. In the first quote, Paul overcame his fear by standing up to Erik who he usually feared. In the second quote, Paul overcame his fear by helping his friends out, regardless if he got in trouble. Characterization goes with the book because throughout the novel, Paul has been afraid of many things but he is trying to overcome those fears. In addition, Paul’s characteristics have overcame many fears that he has

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

She turned to him and said, ‘You’re Mike’s brother, aren’t you?’ He said, ‘Yeah’.... Then he pointed at me and said, ‘And this is Erik’s brother.’”. This excerpt might seem small, but it also shows Paul’s adaptability as well. It shows that he’s also somewhat accepted in Lake Windsor Downs, since Joey, one of the popular kids at school, is walking him around and being his friend. He’s also well known in the school if only because of his brother Erik Fisher, who’s the best kicker on the football team and is also known as ‘Mr. Generosity’ since he gave out jewelry that he stole from people. This means Paul is also adapted well to society in the upper echelons of it, in the rich kid school where people are wealthy and there isn’t really any diversity. It just shows how Paul is accepted in the rich kid school, as well as the poor kid school, which is much more tough and harder on people than Lake Windsor

Erik makes the choice to follow the path of his future football career and in result there are some negatives on Paul. Erik always wants all of the attention of family and close friends so they can know what’s going on in Erik’s life. “As usual when Erik appears, the attention switched from me to him” (Bloor 107). This is explaining how often Paul is used to all the attention going to Erik with his football career. “Everything has always been all about him and now all he can do is pace, back and forth, back and forth, in the cage that he had made for himself” (Bloor 78).

In the beginning of the book, when eating dinner, dad talks about the Erik Fisher Football Dream. Paul abnormally asks, “How long did it take dad to get to his favorite topic, the Erik Fisher Football Dream?” (11) The quote shows how dad doesn’t have a sight/thought for Paul, and only cares about Erik. Dad is unable to realize that he doesn’t support Paul, thus leaving Paul feeling unnoticed and unimportant. Of course, Paul is also feeling neglected by other members of the family, especially Erik. “I remembered Erik prying my eyes open while Vincent sprayed white paint into them” (263-4). The quote makes the reader realize that Erik doesn’t see Paul as a kind brother. Instead Erik sees Paul as a little pest who means nothing to him, thereby treating Paul with a non caring attitude. The examples both use sight as a factor that is missing. This can greatly interfere with the character’s understanding of each

Erik acts disrespectful to Paul making Paul not want to be around Erik because of the poor treatment he receives from his older brother. Paul wonders why he receives this disrespect from Erik, because he has no memory of doing anything that

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

“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others,” was once said by Jonathan Swift, a famous poet, essayist, and a political pamphleteer from the 1700s. In the book “Tangerine” by Edward Bloor, Paul sees how bad Erik’s choices are, but his parents don’t see the bad choices Erik makes. Erik’s choices impact paul by blinding him, letting him hate himself, and ruining paul’s friendship.

For example, when Paul and his family talk amongst themselves after just moving in, Paul's father immediately brings up his plans for Erik's future and Paul thinks, "How long did it take for Dad to get to his favorite topic, the Erik Fisher Football Dream?" (Bloor 11) Paul's father's life revolves around Erik's success in football so much that it's always his topic of choice to talk about. He has created a trap in which Erik's only defining trait is his skills in football. Paul's father has also left Erik as nothing but a shell, forcing Erik to only one choice, to be good at football. In addition, when Paul's grandparents confront his parents on their decision to not get Erik help, they state, "We did tell you so. Erik did need help. He needed a doctor." (Bloor 287) Instead, they don’t try to work with him. They don't accept his nature, and they try to continuously make him something he's not,

“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are (in our raw and pure form), without all the worldly superfluities and additions in our characters and morals brought about by personal decisions and undertakings defacing your true colors.” In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul is faced with an overwhelming load of adversity upon moving to the lightning-strike capital of the entire continental U.S., Tangerine County, Florida. Along the way, throughout the whole novel, Paul is forced to battle a plethora of internal conflicts, doubts, and opposition, including the strange nature of the city resulting in a perpetual muck fire. To surmount this adversity and stay strong, Paul makes countless impactful choices, all of which serve to either make or break him, depending on how he bounces back from predicaments and acts.

In the novel, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul and Erik don't really get along. Paul has many flashbacks on thing that Erik did to him and they aren't good flashbacks either. Eriks choices affected Paul greatly. The choices that Erik made that affected Paul were Erik calling Paul “Eclipse boy”, Luis’s death, and when Erik put spray paint in Paul’s eyes. All of the choices had a brutal outcome that affected Paul.

“But, I can see. I can see everything. I can see things that my Mom and Dad can’t see and won’t see.”(page number 4). In the novel ‘Tangerine’, by Edward Bloor, the protagonist, Paul Fisher moves to Tangerine, Florida with his family. Paul is legally blind and is curious about how he became blind. As the book proceeds, he learns more about his past and the secrets that his parents have kept from him. The eclipse symbolizes the hidden truth; the sun is represented as the truth and the moon is his parents the secrets they held. But nothing lasts forever. Not even an eclipse. Sooner or later, it ends and the sun is revealed just like the truth is in the book Tangerine.

Identity is a state of mind in which someone recognizes/identifies their character traits that leads to finding out who they are and what they do and not that of someone else. In other words it's basically who you are and what you define yourself as being. The theme of identity is often expressed in books/novels or basically any other piece of literature so that the reader can intrigue themselves and relate to the characters and their emotions. It's useful in helping readers understand that a person's state of mind is full of arduous thoughts about who they are and what they want to be. People can try to modify their identity as much as they want but that can never change. The theme of identity is a very strenuous topic to understand

An identity defines a person’s life on who they are. We do not get to choose our identity; our identity chooses us. Whether one doesn’t get to choose their identity, it is important to be appreciative of ones identity. In the novel The Human Stain by Phillip Roth, identity is displayed through Coleman Silk actions. Coleman Silk a man that made decisions in his life such as making a racial comment while teaching, lying about his race, and having an affair. In all, he was trying to find a new identity in search for power. In results of his life decisions, Coleman Silk lost his original identity that would dawn on him forever.

Identity is what evolves us, it is what makes us think the way we do, and act the way we act, in essence, a person’s identity is their everything. Identity separates us from everyone else, and while one may be very similar to another, there is no one who is exactly like you; someone who has experienced exactly what you have, feels the way you do about subjects, and reacts the same to the events and experiences you have had. This became prevalent to me as I read through many books, that everyone goes through the process of finding who they are. A prevalent theme throughout literature is the idea that over time one develops their identity through life over time, in contrast to being born with one identity and having the same