Paul’s fear blinds him at first, and he cannot see how broken his family is. When Paul tells the police about Erik He admits that he cannot stand up to his brother: “‘Do we have your statement, son?’ ‘No, sir.’ Then I felt compelled to add, ‘I wasn’t brave enough to give my statement’” (285).
On the other hand, Paul values human life. For example there was a time when Paul tries to make Joey feel better by reassuring him that everything will be okay with Mike after Erik put him down about it. Furthermore, throughout the story Erik has done some pretty sick things too just put others down, while Paul picks them right back up to make them feel better. Im sure you agree, that Erik will always disregard others feeling, which means Paul’s heroicness will always make him seem
However, when he is older, Paul recalls, “...I remember Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincint Castor sprayed white paint into them”, nearly blinding him (Bloor 264) Erik’s decision causes Paul to be ridiculed for his supposed bad eyesight whenever he points out the abnormalities he sees within his community. Additionally, Erik upsets Paul when he slaps Tino, Paul’s friend, in the face. When Erik begins teasing Paul’s friends, Tino stands up for them, which surprises and angers Erik. Because Erik feels like he is losing the debate, “...[he] lashed out, smashing the back of his hand across Tino’s face…” (Bloor 205) This compels Paul and his friends to despise Erik, and will give Paul confidence to stand up for himself and others later in the novel.
The day Paul learned the truth he also stood up to his parents and told them how he really feels about them not caring for him as much as they care for Erik. Paul Fisher learns the
Eriks choices impact Paul majorly by, making him legally blind, lowering his self esteem, and killing his best friend. A choice made by Erik affects paul by making him legally blind. A while back when they still lived in Houston, Erik had a friend named Caster his previous “partner in crime” (Bloor 73). And one day, Paul got accused by Erik and Castor of snitching on them for spraying painting a wall, but Paul wasn't the one who snitched.
Examples of Erik’s choices affect the development of Paul are, bullying paul on page 3, bullies paul, friend Tino, and making paul blind. Erik’s choice of bullying paul helps the development. This choice happens in the prologue. In the novel it states “I shot a glance into my bike mirror, and there it wasרalf a block behind, then ten yards, then one yard. The man in the ski mask leaned
Imagine moving away from home, changing schools, and having a family that won’t even give attention when needed. Paul goes through all of this, and he is left to make decisions that will change his life forever. Three choices Paul goes through are, changing schools, tattling on Tangerine Middle School soccer players, and informing the police about Arthur and Erik’s wrong doings. In the novel, Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul moves from Houston Texas to Tangerine Florida, and the first five months are filled with decisions and chaos. The choices made by Paul, and the consequences of those choices, affect the development of his character.
Now Erik is even more of a villain than I thought. On the other hand Paul is respectful. I know Paul is respectful because when Victor, Tino and his friends tease Paul, he respects them and does nothing back. Also when Mike Costello died, Paul paid his respect. Not like Erik and Arthur.
Around the same section, Erik says the name “Castor” which triggers a memory Paul had blocked for a long time, the truth behind his visual impairment and that Erik was at fault for it. This led to Paul accepting it was not his fault and he finally stopped blaming himself for it. In conclusion, Paul started off as a wimpy, fearful kid who ended up finding a lot about himself and turned out a strong, independent young man. He had an incredible arch of character development throughout the entire novel, with changes in himself and the outside of him.
Can the fear of the unknown hold us back from excelling in life? In The Storm by MckNight Malmar, the story focuses on how fear seems to rule a young woman’s life; leading her away from happiness. From the beginning of the story, Janet experiences an almost inane outlook on the world- she’s terrified of the smallest things. This child-like manner corresponds with how she views herself, “She did not really see the pale face with its blunt nose, the slender, almost childish figure in it’s grown-up black dress, or the big brown eyes that looked back at her...
The first big choice that Erik made that affected Paul was when he hit Tino in the face.(205) “Immediately, faster than I thought he could, faster than Tino thought he could, Erik lashed out, smashing the back of his hand across Tino’s face, smashing him so hard that Tino spun halfway around in the air and landed on the grass. Erik did this because Tino made fun of him and he got angry. This affected Paul because he didn't do anything, it made him feel small. Paul says, “ I just stared back at her, paralyzed with fear, while the scene rolled on.”(204) This shows that Paul knew Erik was going to do something bad, he did nothing.
He will probably never set foot again. But mom would never understand that. For Joey, our house may as well be covered with canvas and bound by ropes, because it’s filled with poison.” (Bloor 145) Erik’s choice has obviously made some impact on Paul’s friendship with
“Erik. He tried to kill me,” (Bloor 3). This event ended up causing Paul not to be trusted by his parents because Erik was sitting in the dining room doing homework. Erik lied to Paul making him believe that he was partially blinded by looking at an eclipse for so long but Paul knew that was fake. “I remember Erik‘s fingers prying my eyelids
Tangerine Literary Analysis In life, there is a 50 percent chance that a decision will go good or bad. So it is best to choose wisely. Paul Fisher, in the book Tangerine By Edward Bloor, has made many choices since moving to Tangerine, Florida from houston, Texas. These choices have affected Paul by making him a braver, hard working and more courageous person.
On the other hand, Paul, is a generous kid who cares about other people in the world too, not just himself. An example from the novel is when during the freeze Paul helped Luis grow and keep the Tangerines alive. In contrast to Paul, Erik is worse than a villain. He is the true antagonist in this
