Paul Fisher In Edward Bloor's Tangerine

This quoted evidence illustrates the struggle paul went through to play soccer because of his visual impairment. In the novel Paul must leave Lake windsor Middle school because of its sinkholes.this act forces paul to move to a new school named Tangerine Middle School. Paul believes his eyesight is good but no one else believes him and that makes it a bigger struggle for Paul more than it already is. However Paul joins another soccer team. ”Mrs.bright,this is Paul Fisher from Lake Windsor Middle School.

Tangerine: it’s not only a citrus fruit, but a county in Florida, a middle school, and the title of an amazing book: Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor. The protagonist Paul Fisher “Eclipse Boy” or “Mars” has to fight through being kicked off the soccer team for being visually impaired, being bullied in school and not only in school, but by the antagonist, his dissolute brother Erik Fisher. He also has to constantly hear about how opinionated his dad is about his brother Erik and the “Erik Fisher Football Dream. In the beginning of the novel the readers can sense character traits that are different between Erik Fisher and Paul Fisher.

So Paul wanted to go to Tangerine Middle so that he can play on their soccer team. When they get to Tangerine Middle Paul’s mom looks at the kids outside the school and she got scared because they looked like they were thugs. When he went into the front office the lady said that this girl named Theresa will show you around the school and show you to your classes. He asked Theresa to take him to the soccer field so that he can join the soccer team because when he was playing for the for Lake Windsor Middle soccer team he couldn’t play because he had an IEP so he was happy to be there. Because when his mom came to give them his paperwork she didn’t give them the IEP

Imagine living in a town that experiences horrific, ongoing natural disasters all the time. This issue is a perennial time loop that the citizens of Tangerine County along with Paul Fisher the protagonist in the novel, Tangerine written by Edward Bloor experiences constantly. Paul Fisher’s life is being uncontrollable risked everytime he goes to the unorganized Windsor Middle School. He doesn 't know when lightning will strike or when the ground will fall right out from under him. He has to be circumspect of the natural incidents around him and his evil brother Erik with his “Erik Fisher Football Dream” disease.

James Hurst, the author of the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” uses the scarlet ibis to symbolize Doodle. Both the bird and Doodle both stand out in their own ways. Doodle was born with a bad heart, and his parents were told, when he was first born, that most likely he wouldn’t live and if he were to live, he would never be able to walk. Doodle’s brother is ashamed of having a crippled brother, that he can’t play with, and tries to help Doodle learn how to walk for his own pride and ego. After many months of constant success, Doodle’s brother tries to push Doodle a little more than Doodle can endure by leaving him, after he has fallen, on the way home during a strorm.

A tangerine is not only a citrus fruit, but also a county in Florida that is home to Paul Fisher and his older brother Erik. In the novel titled Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher, the protagonist, is not only bullied at school, but also at home by his brother, while having to live in the house where his dad lives in the illusion of the “Erik Fisher Football Dream.” In this new county that Paul moves to, he constantly has to put up with natural disasters like muck fires and sinkholes. The move from Houston, Texas to Tangerine County, Florida is the start of a new chapter for the Fisher family, especially Paul.

Intriguing, inventive, and unusual are some words to describe the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor. This novel is about protagonist, Paul Fisher, who just moved from Houston, Texas, to Tangerine County Florida where he has to deal with natural disasters striking everyday. On top of that he has to withstand his dissolute brother, Erik Fisher, the antagonist at home. He also needs to endure the favoritism portrayed by his father towards Erik and his football dream. In this novel we find out how Paul Fisher last living in this irregular neighborhood.

Young Pedro’s immaturity is evident in his opinion of his birthday gift. “On his birthday, they gave Pedro a soccer ball. Pedro complained, because he wanted one made out of white leather with black patches, just like the ones the professionals use” (Mazer 95) Though his parents tried to fulfill his wish for a soccer ball, he was not satiated by the lower-quality version. Pedro, much like many other children his age, was too immature to be grateful that his parents tried to make him happy. Because of his immaturity, he could not realize that his family wasn’t in a position economically to purchase a high quality soccer ball for him, though they may have wanted to.

In his short story “The Lie”, Kurt Vonnegut suggests that ignorance directly impacts one’s pressure to succeed, and causes corruption when expectations are not met. In the story, The Remenzels are on their way to Whitehill, and anxiously talking about the process that Eli will go through to start his high school career. However, Vonnegut tells the reader that Eli has been refraining from telling his parents the truth, that he was denied acceptance from the prestigious school. Soon after the reader learns this information, Vonnegut says “Doctor Remenzel and his wife had no doubts whatsoever about their son’s getting into Whitehill. It was inconceivable to them that Eli could not go there, so they had no curiosity as to how Eli had done on

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“The truth shall set you free” . This quote is from the book, Tangerine by Edward Bloor and has a variety of meanings to people everywhere. In this book this quote is expressed on the fields and in the Lake Windsor neighborhood, especially at the Fisher’s house. This quote also shows the way some characters in the book finally see their true selves. This is why the quote, “the truth shall set you free” has an important role in the book Tangerine.

Tangerine was a nice book and the theme that I chose for this reflection is “though things may appear perfect on the outside, they are falling apart under the surface.” I chose this this theme because I believe that this theme can be related to a lot of people. This theme related to this story Tangerine and the characters inside. One of the characters that related to this theme was Erik Fisher; the older brother of Paul Fisher. He related to this theme because on the outside Erik was a Pro Football player that seems nice to his parents and other people.