Paul is moving on he is not hanging out with Joey anymore he is hanging out with Victor instead. Paul got to move schools and he has his second first day of school at Tangerine. After school paul went to practice and got to practice. The next day at practice Paul was taking shots from Victor Paul blocked it but he didn’t get up right away
He explains, “war is the cause of death like cancer and tuberculosis, like influenza and dysentery.” (Remarque 271) He explains that since it is the wintertime, there are more deaths because of the coldness and lack of heat. Paul starts to reflect on how everyone in the army is near death. He explains how short their life is during the war, how gloomy they are in the war, and their own survival throughout the war.
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.
All Paul had in his mind was what Luis would do is he was in Paul’s situation
Sometimes people may start out timid like a mouse but the choices they make can change them to become brave like a bear. In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor The main character Paul who starts out timid, gets tougher over time. Paul's choices in the novel Tangerine affected him becoming mentally stronger and braver. This is shown through the example of Paul choosing to go to Tangerine Middle School, Jumping on Coach Warners back, and telling the police about what Arthur and Erik did to Luis. Paul’s choice of going to Tangerine Middle School affected his development.
In this book, Paul has many flashbacks and most of them show how much fear Paul has of Erik. On page 33 and 34, Paul has a flashback. “Something about the wall... something I needed to remember... A scene came back to me... Erik and his friends laughed about the joke.”
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
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.
“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, smacking him so hard that Tino spun halfway in the air and landed on the grass”(Bloor 205) this affects Paul because even though Tino got hit he still wasn't scared of Erik. This shows Paul that even if he is smaller and less of a fighter than Erik, Paul still doesn't need to be scared of Erik and this later contributes to Paul standing up to Erik at the end of the
He feels that Luis’s spirit is still alive. Another example is also set during the time when Paul is
This passage proves how selfless Paul is and how he is the complete opposite of his malicious brother Erik, who wouldn’t hesitate to run and save his own life. Paul is always the one to stay behind and help because he is a strong moraled person. Paul 's neighborhood and school settings contribute to the novels’ motif of natural disasters, for lightning strikes and sinkholes are a constant threat. Case in point, daily lightning strikes
This quote from the text is clarifying how Paul told Sergeant Rojas everything he saw and heard from Erik and Arthur. He told Sergeant Rojas about the incident that involved Erik and Arthur killing Luis with a spine-chilling blackjack. Sergeant Rojas brought Arthur to jail, and told Erik to stay in the house so if he was to come back, Erik will be in the house. Revealing Erik and Arthur’s secrets with Sergeant Rojas lifts a weight off of Paul’s shoulders, and finally puts an end to the Erik Fisher Football Dream. To conclude, The decisions Paul had to make not only affected him, but it also affected his friends, family, and enemies.
After reading, “Tangerine,” the novel has three different conflicts. The three different conflicts were person, society and nature. According to the text, it states, “I woke up again at seven, still wearing my glasses. I walked down the stairs, unbolted the front door, and stepped out into the morning air.
Because of this paul was bullied and hated himself on page 161 Paul says “So you figured it’d be better if I just hated myself.” In the novel, Paul faces problems with friends, family, and trustworthiness because the truth isn't told. Paul has trouble with his family because of lies. His mom and dad don't tell him that Erik spray painted him in the eyes until page 161 instead, they tell him he stared directly at the eclipse for too long.
