Bullying In Tangerine By Edward Bloor

In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the choices made by one character have a big effect on the main character, Paul. Paul's older brother, Erik, is shown to be a bully throughout the book and we can see how that affects Paul and his character's growth. A bully can be very easily described as someone who harasses and attempts to intimidate others, especially those who would be considered weaker or more vulnerable. Bullying has always been a problem and it's interesting to see now how it's changed from the 90s to now.

Erik, who we have already established as Paul's brother, is our main bully. He is constantly around Paul and they have no escape from one another. While fighting between siblings happens frequently even today, Paul is constantly

Cyberbullying is something that is almost impossible to avoid. When someone is harassing you face to face you can report them to the school or avoid them by staying home, but cyberbullying is very hard to dodge. People feel a sense of power when bullying behind a screen. No one knows of their true identity and some of these internet trolls will go through whatever means possible to hurt you. You can block these accounts but it's very easy for them to just continue making more. Online bullying can sometimes be even more embarrassing for the victim as first it can be shared to so many more people and second because the internet is forever. Once something is posted it will be there forever, adding to the

He was different from them, he had these thick glasses that couldn’t be easily hidden and made it very obvious to the world that he couldn’t see very well. People made fun of Paul and gave him mean nicknames before they even got to know what he was like. They bullied him because he looked different. People who bully want to feel power over someone, they want to feel better then them so kids who act differently or look differently are almost always targeted. This still proves to be true today, as middle school has shown me if you look,talk,act differently than others. Someone will point it out and someone will make fun of you for it simply because they can. My little sister Cheyenne has a bit of a lazy eye and needs to wear glasses and an eye patch at times. She has come home in tears before stating that someone made fun of her eye patch or laughed at her eyes. It proves my point that kids are ruthless, and some kids like the ones in Tangerine simply don’t care about your feelings at the end of the