Tangerine

Tangerine, an exciting book filled with secrets waiting to be unveiled. The Fisher family is moving to Tangerine, Florida. Here, they all have a chance at a new beginning, but not much has changed. Paul is still the boy who needs coke-bottle glasses, and Erik is still the admired football star. One big mystery still remains, “What was the cause of Paul’s bad eyesight?” In the novel Tangerine, Edward Bloor uses exemplary symbolism and characterization to convey the themes of growth and heroism.

“The truth shall set you free.” How many times have you told the truth? How many times have you not? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor the main character Paul faces many times where he has knows what the truth is but does not tell. The truth is one of many themes in the novel. In the novel Tangerine the author Edward Bloor explores the saying “the truth shall set you free.” The main character Paul knows that his older brother Erik is a murderer. Paul sees that Erik is bad when everyone

Our choices can affect us by changing our personality and affect us in other ways as well. In Edward Bloor’s book Tangerine, a boy named Paul is legally blind but loves soccer. The choices that Paul makes encourage him to be more outgoing and become more of a community. The choices to join the seagulls soccer team, join the war eagles, and fighting the frost at Luis's house encouraged Paul to gain more confidence and to become part of a community. At the beginning of the novel, Paul is very isolated

Eleanor would like the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor because it has plot twists and suspense, not to mention mystery and an unfolding case of who did it. Paul Fisher has just moved to Florida with his family and super-star football player brother, Erik. He's been living under his brother’s shadow for years. Paul has very bad eyesight and the book reveals the truth about what happened to him and what his brother had to do with it. I would recommend this firstly because it is in the perspective

A person etched in history once said,”It only takes a second to make a choice, yet the choice made in that second, can have consequences that last for a lifetime.” In Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the reader learns that every choice you make has impacting consequences. The main character, Paul, struggles to remember his not-so-perfect past and the reason for impaired vision. Along the way, Paul has to confront his fear of his older brother, Erik, whose choices have impacted Paul for his entire life

be great, I stared at the gross looking tangerine that had pores that indented the tangerine everywhere. Little did I know that soon what appeared to be gross and had pores, would become a magnificent and delicious fruit. When I first saw the tangerine, I noticed gross pores bubbling all over the tangerine. It felt like it had been made of sandpaper because of the rough surface. The tangerine was like craters on the moon, indenting up and down. The tangerine was the bright orange sun up against the

life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept people or situations.” In the book, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher discovers his true potential when he and his family move to Florida. Additionally, Erik Fisher’s (Paul’s brother) choices and consequences greatly affect Paul’s development as a valuable person. Erik’s choices are

person’s perspective. In Edward Bloor’s novel, Tangerine, there are many decisions Paul, the main character makes that damage him literally, but lead to his development, such as his move to Tangerine Middle School and tackling the principal. Despite all the tragic conditions around Paul, moving to Tangerine Middle School becomes a marvelous thing for him. Paul had a choice between Tangerine Middle School and Lake Windsor Middle School, he chose Tangerine Middle. Before the sinkhole at Lake Windsor

Imagine living your everyday life in a town named Tangerine, where natural disasters commonly occur. This is the situation that the protagonist, Paul Fisher, has been enduring ever since his family moved to Tangerine, Florida. The novel, Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, describes how Paul Fisher sees the world through his thick-rimmed goggles due to his damaged eyesight from “staring at an eclipse.” Paul has to be circumspect around bullies and his older brother, Erik, who seems to have dissoluteness

newspaper Piqua Democrat, June 1867. The book Tangerine has many quotes that relate to this proverb, and this essay will furtherly explain it. In the book, a boy named Paul who is legally blind, moves to Florida and feels the cruelty of facing middle school while being an IEP student (Individualized Education Program). The theme: “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, is represented by the symbols of Paul’s glasses and Erik’s hero smile in the book Tangerine. Students at school judging Paul is represented