Examples Of Selfishness In Tangererine By Jaul Fisher

The relationship between the two Fisher brothers is strange and really difficult in the way they don’t get along one single bit. It states on page 3 that, “It was ‘Erik’ I was saying ‘Erik’. Dad finally understood. He looked me right in my eyes and asked ‘What do you mean by ‘Erik’ Erik what Paul?’ I stammered out, ‘Erik’ he tried to kill me!”. This explains how strange both Erik and Paul’s relationship is between each other. For which, Paul starts day-dreaming that his own brother is actually trying to kill him, meanwhile, nothing is going on. Overall, the main relationship

As a result of this Paul feels secondary to Eric because Eric gets more attention from Mom and Dad. In page 289 it said,”When we moved to Houston, when Erik was eleven, he realized football was the star attraction.” From this evidence, we see that Paul feels less important to his family. Additionally, we can see that Paul is being ignored, almost to the point where he is abandoned. This helps Paul build his character because he tumbles down, losing more than his

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Unlike Paul, Erik changes the slightest bit in Tangerine, he goes from a little evil, to very evil. Throughout the story, the reader can see this change happen right in front of their eyes. Erik’s actions worsen after every page. He starts off with minor problems, but those minor problems turn into massive mishaps with massive consequences.

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

Paul’s parents and Erik create many problems for Paul, and it makes it difficult for him to uncover his true self. Paul’s parents don’t pay attention to what Erik truly is, but are also absorbed in his high school football career. Dad said,” You’re saying that I know everything about Erik’s season and nothing about yours. Your right, and I’m sorry.” (Bloor pg.234) But Erik also creates problems

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“ Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.” -John C. Maxwell. This quote relates to the novel Tangerine because of the numerous amount of choices the characters have to make. Like Erik for example, he doesn’t make good choices and as long as he isn’t getting hurt he, doesn’t care who he hurts. This affects his character and makes him seem heartless. Paul’s parents also make choices that affect Paul such as paying more attention to Erik and being so engulfed in Erik’s sport that they don’t ask about Paul's sports and life. The choices made by the Fisher family cause Paul to fear his brother, have low self-esteem and make him feel as though he is alone.

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Erik bullied Paul twenty four, seven. Paul became scared of Erik. Once, Erik pried Paul’s eyes open while Vincent Castor sprayed paint into them. Erik also attempted to hit Paul with a bat. Erik doesn’t know how to properly treat people. Paul reacts with strong emotion, he either gives a dramatic speech, or when he was younger, cry and run away to hide from the pain and embarrassment that he was dealing with. “I had the words all picked out but I couldn’t say them” (207 Bloor). Paul is to scared to get Erik in trouble.

For starters, not allowing Paul to feel safe in his house is a reason how Erik’s choices affected Paul. Erik had chose to form a negative bond with Paul, therefore, causing Paul to always have to be aware of his surroundings. “And I could see Erik lurking behind me, in the shadows of the clock” (Bloor 168). This text came from Paul, who was deeply terrified that Erik was going to do something to him. Sadly, this is the feeling Paul always feels, even if Erik is not around.

For example, he will steal only to impress people. The huge problem with that was that once he started he couldn’t stop. Through this, he would cause the people who he robbed to feel enraged, confused and betrayed. One of the people who was robbed took out a shotgun and sat on his porch waiting for someone to try again. Another example of Erik’s insecurity includes laughing at death, because he would never reveal his true feelings for fear of being perceived as weak. When Erik saw a great football player who was struck by lightning all he did was laugh, while his brother Paul wept for this person that he barely even

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Another effect of his decision was that Paul was petrified of Erik. When the incident happened, Paul's