Tangerine By Edward Bloor: Character Analysis

It is as if Paul lives in the sun and knowledge of the world, baring that burden while others in society live in darkness with slight sliver of light from the moon believing they know the world to its full extent when in reality they are blind and in the dark. This affects Paul since he possess ideas from another point of view that others have no clue about. This is important because without the knowledge that Paul posses, he would be like his none the wiser parents, which would affect the story a great deal. For example, on page 152, Paul tells his friend, “Don’t do this. Don’t come in here with attitude.” Paul knows how to adapt to the places around him and knows that by accepting the facts and the brunt of the blow, they will accept him begin to

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

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

One of the cruelest things Erik did in the book was damage Paul’s eyesight. Because of what Erik did, it ruined Paul’s child/teen hood. He couldn’t play on the Lake Windsor soccer team, he got called mean names, and he was seen as “handicapped” by people including his mom. This just shows how much of a sick person Erik is. Erik may be cruel, but Paul is very compassionate. He enjoys helping people. In the story, Paul helped Luis Cruz with his tangerine business. Even though Paul didn’t have to, he chose to fight the freeze and try to save the tangerines with Luis and his family. Paul may have gotten sick and had problems during the freeze, but he fought through it to be with his friends. Based on that, you know that Paul is a true

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

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.

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.

A choice made by Erik affects paul by making him not confident for the rest of his like. At least his life until he becomes an adult. Erik bullied paul and criticized him until he felt like nothing. He did it all his life. Erik might be jealous of Paul. When Paul was younger, he definitely got more attention than Erik. This lack of consideration triggered Erik’s feelings towards Paul. Paul reacts by proving to others, and himself, that he doesn’t believe in himself. “I watched in disbelief” (52 Bloor). Paul is not

“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.

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.

Did you ever want to see the truth about everyone and understand what they mean? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor the themes seeing and truth is expressed. "But I can see. I can see everything. I can see things that Mom and Dad can't. Or won't." These are Paul's words and they foreshadow what's to come. In other words, Paul’s parents are underestimating his eyesight and believe that Paul is only a handicap kid that needs assistance with everything. In addition to that Paul has an older brother named Erik, he’s the star of the show. Paul’s parents think of Erik as the golden child, but in reality Erik is a psychopath that wants to kill Paul, sadly only Paul sees Erik’s inner demon. All in all, Paul isn’t relevant in his family and his

Because of Eric’s decisions Paul is now not afraid to speak up. And he will now know to speak up when there is a problem. In the book Tangerine, Eric’s choices and the consequences of his choices affected the development of Paul in two ways. When Eric hit Tino and when Paul figured out that Eric was the reason he was

Not only does Luis Cruz’s choices substantially affect Paul’s development in Tangerine, but he impacts Paul’s personality and choices too. To explain, one of the countless choices Luis chooses is to talk to Erik about punching his younger brother: “Erik and his group had gathered up their gear and were preparing to leave. Luis stood in their path, like the brave sheriff of a town full of cowards” (Bloor 211). When Luis decides to stand up to Erik, Paul is influenced to be undaunted by his elder brother. Continuing, Luis also improves Paul’s life by showing him his family’s tangerine nursery: “He said, ‘Look around you. This is a nursery’” (Bloor 164). As Paul journeys through the nursery, he becomes passionate about the trees and loves the

Lucius Annaeus Seneca once said, “One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.” What Seneca means by this is that friendship is not only about being nice and enjoying each other but to be able to share your feeling and thoughts and be agreed-upon. In Edward Bloor's Tangerine, Paul and his friends show this act on multiple occasions throughout the book. Within the story Paul is often understood and they share information that they often wouldn’t share with others.the action of understanding got them all this far and actions leading up to the end of the book and even the end of the book itself wouldn’t happen without friendship and understanding. The topic that is most evident in Edward

This proves that paul is no longer afraid of Erik and will stand up to him now. Paul now can stand up to people unlike before when he was to afraid. That he doesn’t have to hide from anybody. Paul will never lie again from now on he will only tell the