How Did Erik Fisher Affect Paul

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,

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