The Importance Of Choices In Edward Bloor's Tangerine

Everyone wants to dive in to a juicy book right?Well Tangerine is the perfect novel to read.The novel’s theme is Loyalty and facing your fears.The novel is about a boy named Paul Fisher.He recently moved to Tangerine,Florida with his family.He has an interesting life,he is legally blind and has to wear coke bottle glasses ,his brother ,Erick,who constantly bullies him and he has parents who are blinded with lies.In the novel Tangerine, the author,Edward Bloor,uses flashbacks and symbolism to represent loyalty and overcoming your fears.

Today I will be discussing the prevalent theme in the novel of Paul's journey to reach maturity, the importance other characters whom he interacts with played in the development of his character and

One thing after another happens with Erik, and Paul finally confronts him. Paul is going through a very intense day, so when Erik shows up, “I was supposed to be terrified by this spectacle-these two demonic creatures on this dark, lonely road. But for once in my life, I wasn’t.” (261) Paul somehow gathers up the courage to stand up to Erik. He is finally starting to overcome his fears.

Overall in the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor Erik Fisher makes many decisions that have both positive and negative effects on Paul Fisher. Erik’s decisions cause Paul to be bullied, be less afraid of Erik, and become more mature. Erik does this by bullying

Paul who is in his new persona at the Kittredge’s house then talks about identity in the book Catcher in the Rye. Paul Who is asked about his thesis by Geoffrey then talks about how there are cases where people justify their wrong doings with the book

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.

On a rainy day you want to stay inside and watch your favorite TV show, but when it is a sunshiny summer day you want to take a trip to the beach and go swimming. It all affects your mood. The setting affects the protagonist in Tangerine in many ways too. Being at different middle schools, or places with different people affect how Paul responds. His personality differs in each setting he goes to.

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 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.

“I’ve always been afraid of Erik”, says Paul. He says this because Erik Fisher’s choices and consequences greatly and negatively influenced Paul, the main character, in the novel Tangerine. From blinding him, to causing him to be ignored, Erik Fisher really shaped Paul’s life, in a bad way.

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.

In 2015, about one out of every four students (22%) reported being bullied during the school year. Tangerine is a book written by Edward Bloor. The story is about Paul Fisher, the protagonist, who got blinded by his brother Erik, the antagonist, this all occurred when Paul was in kindergarten and his brother was in fifth grade. Paul’s life is a lie and he finally realizes that his parents have been keeping this secret from him ever since so that he would not hate his brother, but because of this secret Paul lived his life hating himself for thinking he was stupid when it was not his fault. Erik Fisher is a grievous character because he is selfish, violent, and finally because he is a bully.

Paul has got an old university friend, a character who is very important for this book. His name is Ed Finnerty. He is the fatal character for Paul because he is the one who makes Paul realize his real position and all the people's real positions. He is

Paul finally escaped the hostile world he lived in, but his money-bought romance did not last long. When he discovers that his theft has been made known in the new papers, and all the stolen money has ran out, he knew he had to go back to his real life. After a week of having the glamorized life he was longing for, Paul refused to go back to face the reality that he left behind in Pittsburgh. Paul knew he couldn’t go on forever in the City with no money in his pockets so he decided to give up on his own life. While going to get on his train that would bring him back to reality, Paul stepped out in front of it and killed himself.

The protagonist in Willa Cather's short story, "Paul's Case," is adolescent named Paul. Paul's problem is that he has trouble following rules. Paul has a problem with various kinds of authorities including his teachers, principal, and father. From Paul's perspective, his problem is society. Society does not conform to him and repeatedly makes attempts on him to conform to it. Paul is disgusted, repulsed, and bored by middle class life in Pittsburgh. Paul's real problem is that he lacks perspective. This is a young man that is ferociously hungry for life outside of a small town or small city, which is partially the reason why he steals $1,000 and flees to New York City. Paul does not have an appropriate outlet through which to explore and channel his exuberant and odd energy. It is only when he is committing suicide by throwing himself in front of an oncoming train that he is capable of imagining a life both outside of the life he left behind, but not so far outside in the margins of society that cannot be a contributing member of society. Paul craves new experiences that expand his horizons and challenge him in ways unknown to him in his life back in Pittsburgh. His lack of perspective keeps him from being available to the myriad of choices he has in life but does not yet see. Ironically, it is only when his life is about to conclude when he realizes how much he wants to live and do. These feelings are often expressed by people who have