In the novel, Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Erik is characterized as a psychopath. Erik is callous to the people around him. On page 113, it says “Erik carrying all of him football gear, swiped at Arthur with his helmet and said ‘Hey check it out it’s Mohawk Man’s brother.’” This shows that Erik doesn’t care about anyone feelings. He doesn’t care so he makes fun of Joey's dead brother. In the story, Erik is also very selfish. On page 263 it says “I could hear my voice crying, ‘I didn’t tell! I didn’t tell!’ And I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyes open.” In this example, Erik doesn’t care if what he does hurts Paul. He’s going to do it anyways. Erik hurts Paul to keep himself safe and not his brother. Which shows he only cares about himself.