Edward Bloor

of this in Tangerine, and every symbol has a different meaning and theme connected to it. The use of this symbolism in the novel has not only created a new way to think of the book, but a web of themes tied to symbols. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, a young boy named Paul is held captive by the giant secret surrounding his mysterious eye injury. He has a feeling the injury somehow involves his older brother Erik, but he does not know for sure yet. When he moves to the town of Tangerine, Florida

When it comes to literature, weather can be used in many different ways. It can symbolize theme, set the mood of the story, and even affect the plot. In Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the weather acts as a plot device and as a symbol. First and foremost, the weather both creates and resolves conflict. For instance, on page 51, Erik says, "There was a crack, a flash, and he went flying through the air." Due to the volatile weather, lightning strikes Mike, killing him instantly. Two other examples of this

taken by people’s perspectives. This is the theme that the book Tangerine illustrates. The novel Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, is about Paul Fisher, a boy having to go through many situations where a false reality surrounds his life. Bloor uses Erik Fisher and the Tangerine County to reveal that reality is often far from what it appears to be. The first symbol Edward Bloor uses is Erik Fisher. Erik Fisher is a high school football star without impaired vision unlike his brother, Paul (Burch

After Paul and his family move to Tangerine, Florida he is joined by loyal soccer friends. Paul struggles to remember why he has to wear his “coke-bottle glasses.” In the novel, Tangerine, Edward Bloor wisely uses flashbacks and symbolism to display the theme of growth and change. To start off, Edward Bloor uses flashbacks to show the theme of growth and change. On Page 262-263, “Erik was still in rage. He was talking to Arthur Bauer, but he was staring at me when he roared,

Tangerine, a novel by Edward Bloor, is about Paul, a visually impaired middle school student who has just switched to a new school in Tangerine, Florida where he makes new friends and is able to enjoy his favorite sport, soccer. His parents have been hiding the secret behind his impaired vision from Paul his entire life and now he learns that he became visually impaired because of his brother and his brother’s friend, Vincent Castro, by getting spray paint forced into his eyes. Eventually, Paul confesses

Arthur Bauer was hanging out with his friend Erik Fisher. He knew that he would be unpopular if he did not obey Erik. Recently, Arthur even killed a man named Luiz Cruz. He always hated to carry out these evil plans, but he felt forced to do it to protect his status. The first thing that Erik got Arthur to do was to make fun of the death of his old friend, Mike Costello. “Ha! Do you remember the picture of his face! Priceless!” Erik laughed. “Pretty soon we’ll get to see the close up!” “Remember

On page 63 Paul is being told he’s off the team and Paul cries instead of doing anything to make him stay on the team (Bloor 63). This shows that Paul wasn’t brave enough to go ask another teacher to prove he could stay. Lastly, Paul was a coward. On page 86, it says “I’m still afraid of Erik”. This shows that Paul is afraid of Erik and is scared of what he might do. After

Fisher Football Dream. Paul and his family, the Fishers, live in Tangerine, Florida. Paul and his family learn to adapt to their new home in Lake Windsor Downs. In the novel, Tangerine, the author, Edward Bloor, uses exemplary symbolism and motif to convey the theme of growth/change and fear. First, Bloor uses fear as a motif. For most of the story, Paul is intimidated by his brother, Erik. On Friday, December 1st, (page 261 of Tangerine) Paul confronts Erik and tells him, “I’m not afraid of you

The book Tangerine by Edward Bloor, is about a soccer player named Paul who moves Florida, where he attends new schools and meets new people. Throughout the book, the choices that Erik made had a traumatic effect on his younger brother, Paul. Erik is a champion placekicker for Lake Windsor High School. He uses hurting others as his own amusement, whether it’s verbally or physically. He doesn’t do all of work on his own though. Most of his dirty work was done by his sidekicks, Vincent Castor then

why he has to wear his ‘coke bottle’ glasses. Paul also encounters many deaths there, like his friend Joey’s brother(Mike), and also Luis, who was a great friend to Paul. In the novel, Edward Bloor expertly uses flashback and the value of truth to convey the theme of conquering fear. To begin with, Edward Bloor uses flashback to show the theme