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How Did Erik Fisher Affect Paul

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Have you ever been seriously influenced in your life? Erik Fisher, Mr. Fisher, and Tino Cruz impacted Paul by helping him stand up for himself. Though they might not have made the biggest impact, they helped him not to be afraid of his older brother, Erik Fisher. Erik pushed Paul's limits for a long time until Tino stood up to Erik for Paul. After Erik was confronted, Mrs. Fisher finally did something. Erik, Mr. Fisher and Tino are all a big part of Paul's life but not all in a good way. One decision that affected Paul was that Erik Fisher chose to be an aggressive and overpowered person. In the story, Erik sprayed paint in Paul's eyes to tell Castor even though Paul didn't tell anyone and practically everyone knew Castor did it. In the text, …show more content…

They left me crying and rolling around on the floor of the garage.”(Bloor 263-4). This shows that Erik is very abusive and this affects Paul because obviously Paul is now legally blind but it also left Paul with a fear of Erik. This fear was unknown to Paul, but it wasn't the only reason Paul was scared of him, but I feel like it was a main contributor to the fear. Another event to show Erik is an abusive person is when Erik hits Tino across the face because he stands up to 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

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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.

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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

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Then he brought it forward in a mighty swing, right at my head.” Later Paul tells his parents that Erik is trying to kill him but Erik was in the house with them.

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Tino says, “There ain’t no lyin’ down on my crew. You got that?” (Bloor219). Here Tino is treating Paul like a friend which has a positive effect on Paul on the grounds that Paul thought that Tino would never forgive him for Erik’s previously

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Have you ever heard of an elder brother damaging his younger brother’s eyes that makes him partially blind? Have you ever heard of a high school student who beats young students because they made fun of him? Have you ever heard of an elder brother who kept his younger so afraid that they didn't even talk while sharing the same house? In the realistic fictional novel, Tangerine written by Edward Bloor, Bloor states that Erik made Paul partially blind, Erik hurt characters in the book that were the most significant to Paul, and Erik also kept Paul afraid of himself.

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We see this change when Paul goes from shy kid to daring hero in seconds to save his classmates “We pulled and grabbed at kids as they made their way up the slippery incline to the top.” (82). This was one of the first big dynamic change we see in Paul. As Paul is exposed to more his character grows immensely. The biggest risk we see Paul take is when his new friends decide to give Erik and Arthur what they deserve during the senior football night.

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Lastly, it makes Paul brave and not afraid of things anymore. On page 261 of Tangerine it states, “I’m not afraid of you, Erik…” Ever since Luis stood up to Erik, Paul was not afraid of Erik anymore. On page 262 of Tangerine it states, “I took a step forward” This means Paul is brave because you have to be brave to be able to come closer to a person that wants to hurt. In addition to Luis standing up to Erik, Paul became brave and not afraid of Erik so he faced Erik, himself.

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On the other hand, Paul, is a generous kid who cares about other people in the world too, not just himself. An example from the novel is when during the freeze Paul helped Luis grow and keep the Tangerines alive. In contrast to Paul, Erik is worse than a villain. He is the true antagonist in this

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She decided not to tell Paul because the doctors said that he might not remember why he had to wear glasses. Paul’s reaction was that he got really mad at her for not telling him and not doing anything to Erik. “Am I such a stupid idiot fool that I stared at a solar eclipse for an hour and blinding myself?

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By making this choice, Paul starts to talk to Luis who makes him doubt his fear of Erik, “How could I be so totally afraid, and Luis be not the slightest bit afraid, of the exact same thing? Which one of us saw it wrong” (Bloor 228)? This decision made Paul start to face his fears, which ultimately drove the ending plot and led to Paul conquering his fears. This decision is incredibly important to the plot and allows readers

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Erik started doing some bad things and Paul knows all about it. He had kept a secret for a while later realizing what the right thing to do was. Erik and Arthur got what they truly deserved. After Paul “spilled the beans” everything went back to the way it should have been from the start. On page 232 it states, “Why couldn't I tell my own parents about Erik?

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His father and brother arrive in Tangerine before him and his mother. Once Paul and his mother arrive, they get settled in. Paul and his older brother Erik have somethings in common, like how they play a sport. Erik plays football while Paul plays soccer. Throughout the book, Paul realizes that Erik is a troubled child but his parents do not realize that Erik is a troubled child.

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But Paul saw all the dirty things that Erik has done, Erik is also the reason why Paul’s eyesight is damaged. Erik is known to have killed Luis and when he told his parents that he was sad to have heard that Mike died, he went outside and made fun of how Mike looked when he died. Another piece of evidence in the book Tangerine is Paul Fisher himself. Paul Fisher seemed like an ordinary kid who just wanted to play

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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.

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