Because of the actions and choices Tino makes the consequences have positive and negative effects on Paul. First and foremost, Edward Bloor says, “…they put us in the vandalism jail.” “My stomach suddenly knotted.” (Bloor107). This has a negative effect on Paul in as much as he feels as though Tino is going to blame him. Next Paul said, “He wouldn’t talk to me, or even look at me.” (Bloor206). Like the first quote, Tino’s actions have a negative defect on Paul seeing that Paul thinks that Tino blames him and thinks that he, Paul, is like his brother Erik. Lastly Tino says, “There ain’t no lyin’ down on my crew. You got that?” (Bloor219). Here Tino is treating Paul like a friend which has a positive effect on Paul on the grounds that Paul thought that Tino would never forgive him for Erik’s previously …show more content…
In the second paragraph it states, irrational and reckless choices and actions, this is true owing to Tino’s actions made Paul feel sad and fearful. Throughout the book the consequences of Tino’s actions and choices, positive or negative, haunted Paul and affected Paul’s future decisions. I predict that if Tino had not made those decisions Paul would not be in the place that he is in now. In the third paragraph it says, Dire time made Tino make rash and unfair choices and actions that had positive and negative consequences on Paul. This is also true by cause of the choices Tino made were rash and unfair in the way that he hurt Paul very deeply. Finally, in the fourth paragraph it reads as, some important and critical actions and choices made by Tino had positive and negative consequences on Paul. They were important and critical choices for the reason that the result of those actions was incredibly positive and fixed the broken relationship between Paul and Tino. Thus you can see Tino’s actions had consequences that affected Paul in many ways, leading toward his choices in the
”page 2. Paul is blaming Erik for doing something that he thinks he did. Erik is always mean to paul, so if paul doesn't totally remember what happened, he blames erik because he has done some bad things to him. In Addition, Paul's brother terrorises paul with many things, so paul is always afraid of Erik. They can teach you things that your parents maybe can't, and since they don't have a good relationship, he could not know as many things that other kids do know.
In the novel, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul made a choice that ultimately drove the plot. It had many major effects on himself and other characters in this novel. In part 3 of this novel Paul decides speak up for himself and it had changed the books plot.
Erik chose to hit Tino because Tino was making fun of Erik, which made Erik angry. This choice affects Paul because it made the people on the soccer team not want to hang out with Paul anymore and it made Paul feel useless because he did not stick up for Tino even though he knew Eric would do something bad. Paul said,”I just stared back at him paralyzed with fear”(page 205).Also
I yelled back. ' Come On!' " This illustrates, that Paul was altruistic during this scene, which shows how much of a heroic character he is. Although he might have a slight problem with his eyes, in addition he's intimated by his brother, Erik. Paul saved many lives.
The reason why this has a negative impact on Paul is because his parents told him a lie so he would not hate is older brother. Eric also hit Tino with a black jack smashing him so hard that Tino passes out . Erik did this because tino made fun of him. The reason why this has a negative impact on Paul because he did not do anything and makes him feel small. Outsiders most likely think Eric is a Nice Football Player but that is
Throughout the story Paul shows that he cares about his comrades by protecting them from the dangers of war, and he also displays that he will guide them in war. Paul uses his skills of intelligence to guide his team in the trenches and at the front, and he passes on his knowledge and tricks of war to the new recruits. Not many soldiers have all of these qualities, which makes Paul stand out more than his comrades. Even today some men don't express the passion and leadership Paul shows in All Quiet on the Western Front, which brings up the fact that the war needs more men like Paul. To sum up, Paul is an honest and true man who will always be there for his comrades when needed, and he is a man the troops are proud to say is a patriotic
Erik does this in many different vicious ways, like calling him mean names for wearing those big old glasses. Erik does all these things throughout the story to make sure paul thinks lesser of himself, this is so paul would never stand up to him for all the deceiving things Erik did. Paul always accepted the way he treated him. He never tried to put a stop to him or get him in trouble, this was until the voice of Luiz Cruz got into his head and told him to make a difference. Shortly after, he talked to the police and spilt all the info he knew about the situation, and so this finally put an end to all Erik’s scheming
For example, when Paul decides to tell Sergeant Rojas that Arthur and Erik were the ones to cause trouble, his choice affects Arthur, Erik, Arthur’s parents, Erik’s parents, and definitely Paul. All of Paul’s decisions eventually show Mom and Dad how blind they actually are, and how well Paul can actually
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.
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.
The most important way Erik impacts Paul is he causes Paul’s life to become full of constant fear and anxiety. This is proven by Bloor when his character Paul states, “I have always been afraid of Erik” (42). Paul has been afraid of Erik his entire life, as Bloor indicates by this quote. The quote also gives the reason why Paul tries to avoid Erik, and sets up the
After Paul had run away from the scene of having assisted Tino and Victor in attacking them, Arthur, Erik’s lackey, and Erik followed Paul in a Land Cruiser and threatened revenge for the incident. For example of the threats, on page 261, Erik says “You’re gonna pay for what happened tonight.”. Erik tried to threaten and corner Paul in this way because he was angry and scared of losing his power, but he thought he could regain it by trying to scare and threaten him into submission. The way things always had been. He didn’t want Paul to feel like he had gotten away with what happened scot free, because that would mean that he would no longer have power over
I’m afraid Arthur now too.” Paul has a low self-esteem. He is weak and does not think that he can stand up for himself. “I can see things that Mom and Dad can’t. Or won’t.”
The concept that children are shaped by the troubles that they are confronted with, and eventually overcome, is explored in the novel ‘Game as Ned’ by the author Tim Pegler. However, not only is it the challenges that shape them, it is also the way they treat others, and vice versa, that affects them. In the story character development is made clear as characters are faced with difference, bullying, injustice and other obstacles. And with each experience, whether a good or bad one, it has the power to change the characters in a significant manner. Throughout his childhood Ned was faced with constant challenges all of which have changed him into what he is, his autism being one of the main obstacles that has impacted him.
Paul learns that war obtains the capability to demolish society. War destroys so many innocent people’s lives, whether it kills innocent human beings or shatters the innocence of those who fight in