Examples of Erik’s choices affect the development of Paul are, bullying paul on page 3, bullies paul, friend Tino, and making paul blind. Erik’s choice of bullying paul helps the development. This choice happens in the prologue. In the novel it states “I shot a glance into my bike mirror, and there it wasרalf a block behind, then ten yards, then one yard. The man in the ski mask leaned
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.
Paul learned a lot from Tangerine and not a lot from Lake Windsor Middle, but combine them and he learned that they both may be different but one is rich, and one is poor. He comes in both he knows, he can see more than his own family, more than joey, more than Tangerine, more than Lake Windsor Middle, and more than the adults. So I do agree he is not blind, he can see more, than if he was
“Erik. He tried to kill me,” (Bloor 3). This event ended up causing Paul not to be trusted by his parents because Erik was sitting in the dining room doing homework. Erik lied to Paul making him believe that he was partially blinded by looking at an eclipse for so long but Paul knew that was fake. “I remember Erik‘s fingers prying my eyelids
Erik Fisher helped Vincent Castor to spray paint into Paul’s eyes. Paul’s and Erik’s mom and dad found out, but they did nothing and told Paul a lie, A lie in which Paul believed for years. On page 256, Mr. Fisher states that “ you were
He will probably never set foot again. But mom would never understand that. For Joey, our house may as well be covered with canvas and bound by ropes, because it’s filled with poison.” (Bloor 145) Erik’s choice has obviously made some impact on Paul’s friendship with
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 story to his glasses. Paul was five years old when he was accused for telling about Eric and his friend: Vincent Castor spray painting the walls. The innocence of Paul wasn't desirable by Eric or his self-minded friend when Paul was sprayed in the eyes, by them. Paul’s parents knew the truth all along, but keeping it from Paul brought in the picture of how they reasoned the truth with their son, a visually impaired boy that figured out something they couldn't keep from him (Tangerine, December 1). The citations prove how Paul can see situations around him that are pretty nosy behind his glasses, but he lacks support from very much of his family and
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
Erik’s father was so into the “Erik fisher football dream” that he did not realize that Erik is the reason that Paul is halfway blind. Erik thought that Paul told on his friend and he got in trouble “ You’re going to have to pay for telling on Castor. You told who sprayed paint on the wall, and Castor got into trouble. Castor doesn’t like getting into trouble….. And I remember Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them.”
People change people. In the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul changes his attitude, perspective, and actions based on the character influences around him. Even though Paul starts off shy and timid of his older brother Erik, he learns that he must stand up for himself or Erik will always win, and as he is exposed to more characters and environments he begins to develop as a character to be more outspoken. Paul was the family Runt, constantly being ignored and overlooked. Paul could never speak of anything due to the fear of his brothers reaction “I didn’t know what else to say!
The choice that Erik mad that affects Paul the most is when Paul realises that Erik made him visually impaired. Paul said,”and I remember Erik's fingers prying my eyelids open while vincent sprayed white spray paint into them”(page 263),Erik did this because he thought Paul told on themr. This affects Paul because after he found out the real reason he is visually impaired in his flashback,he felt better knowing the truth.
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
Imagine moving away from home, changing schools, and having a family that won’t even give attention when needed. Paul goes through all of this, and he is left to make decisions that will change his life forever. Three choices Paul goes through are, changing schools, tattling on Tangerine Middle School soccer players, and informing the police about Arthur and Erik’s wrong doings. In the novel, Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul moves from Houston Texas to Tangerine Florida, and the first five months are filled with decisions and chaos. The choices made by Paul, and the consequences of those choices, affect the development of his character.
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.
