Do you ever wonder how it feels like to have a life where you have an IEP, a brother going to prison, and two parents who never figure what’s going on? Guess who lives this life, Paul Fisher.In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul faces many difficult obstacles in his life, whether it’s telling the police about his brother, getting kicked off the soccer team,and choosing to go to the Tangerine Middle School.Paul and the consequences of those choices, affected the development of his character. To start off, when Paul first moves to Tangerine, Florida he attended the school known as Lake Windsor Middle School. Paul’s mother, Mrs.Fisher made Paul attend the school with an IEP since he could not see very well, however Paul was determined to make the school’s soccer team.After tryouts for …show more content…
Paul had made various claims that his father and mother show no attention towards him, and that the only thing he would want from them was to go to the Tangerine Middle School, but with no IEP. After persuading his parents, they finally agreed with him to go to the Tangerine Middle School.The first day at his new school wasn’t the best, but Paul didn’t care because he was more focused on seeing the soccer team and the players.The people on his team impacted his life dramatically, not only some of the boys were good at soccer, they were the trouble makers of the school.In the novel, it states, “I looked at her angrily.I’m officially what?A student at Tangerine Middle School.A visually impaired student?An IEP student?” All in all, Paul was moved to the Tangerine Middle School and started a new
Jeremy's parents are neglectful and most of the time not present. The story talks about how one day Jeremy accidentally scores a goal for the other soccer team. "A perfect kick! Jeremy scored!-for the Middle Marauders" (The opposing team) (pg. 314) Jeremy only had friends online that he had been catfishing. His screen name was "Xtermin8r" and Jeremy told elaborate stories about his life and lied about everything including where he lived.
This chapter describes the beginning of Luma’s life in Decatur Georgia. Luma finds a job waiting on tables, and eventually start looking for a job as a soccer coach. She found a job coaching an all girls soccer team at Decatur-Dekalb YMCA. Luma’s practice routines were strict and many of her players ' ' and their mothers complained and or left. However the players who were insistent on staying had seen an elevation in the team’s performance.
Do you get along with your siblings? Tangerine is a book by Edward Bloor. It is about a 14 year old boy who just moved from Houston, Texas to Tangerine, California. They moved because his older brother had a huge football career, and they thought he would get more publicity. His name is Paul Fisher.
After the movement of school and natural disasters, Paul had found soccer friends at Tangerine Middle who had something greater to offer and acknowledge about Paul. They made him feel special, which Paul has never deeply encountered with his life in the shadow of his brother. He felt different and developed courage along the roots of the soccer players in Tangerine Middle. One example was during Paul’s last game played at Tangerine Middle School. Paul states, “Maybe I am just a sub, maybe I am just along for the ride, but this is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me (pg. 170, November 2).”
He also saw that coach walski was unfair or biased to paul because of his IEP (82-83). Paul also sees that his friends think of him as an real and good soccer player and not just another player on the soccer team. They also see that paul is not like Erik but is still afraid and scared of him. This shows Paul's friends see things like Gino saying that he is a good soccer player and the coach didn't bend the rules for him but do it for many others players. This show Paul that his friends see that they care about paul and he is like another brother to the team.
Paul is a 7th grade boy who is legally blind and loves to play soccer. Part one started with somebody chasing Paul, he thinks it was Erik, but Erik was at home. Next, they move to Tangerine county, the first morning they woke up to a burning smell. Soon they learn though that it is just the muck fire. Once school starts Paul doesn’t have to much trouble making friends, and playing on the soccer team.
Every piece of literature has a theme from Novels to poems and even songs. In the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul fisher has been scared of his older brother Erik for his whole life, too scared to speak up for himself. He also has been living a lie that his family told him about how he became visually impaired. His parents thought that they were protecting him from the truth. Throughout this novel Paul Fisher learns the importance of honesty and standing up for himself.
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.
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.
Recently I read the book, Tangerine. The story is about a boy named Paul Fisher and his family moving to Tangerine, Florida. The theme is even though it appears perfect on the outside, the inside is grotesque. In this passage, there are many ugly things that happen to Paul and his family. Beguile occurrences take place in the form of a muck fire, sinkhole, and thievery.
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.
“It’s time to start telling the truth, little brother. Do you understand what I’m saying?”(269). The truth, something that takes many people to reveal in a person. In the story Tangerine, by: Edward Bloor, The truth takes a family and set of friends to help Erik Fisher, Arthur Bauer, and Paul Fisher to reveal the truth about themselves and each other, like shapes. Shapes reveal each other’s flaws and imperfections.
He is worried about his new school, fitting in and just in general moving to a new state and everything that goes with it. One thing that was pressuring Paul was soccer tryouts. If he didn't make the team what would he do? Soccer was one of the only familiar things to him since he moved away leaving his old town, school, friends and more.
Has anyone ever told you “The truth will set you free” have you told the truth after that? Well in most all cases that is the truth, in the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor the main character Paul is able to see the truth but he does not say anything about it. Untill a very tragic event happened his own brother killed a person and Paul knew that but did not say anything about it. The person that died was Luis a person that Paul knew very well. Erik Paul’s brother was a famous football star.
Imagine trying to live in a town with muck fires, lightning strikes, sinkholes and constant bullying. This is what Paul Fisher has to endure every day with his classmates and his dissolute brother in a novel titled Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Paul Fisher and his family move to an erratic town called Tangerine County, Florida. Natural disasters strike there everyday, but Paul’s dad doesn’t care he cares about one thing and one thing only, Erik Fisher and the “Erik Fisher football dream.” Paul Fisher is a loving and kind person with an enormous heart.