Edward Bloor Essays

  • Examples Of Erik's Choices In Tangerine

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    period 4 12 april 2023 Tangerine Analysis Essay in a game depending on the choice you make affects the game. Like when you roll a dice it changes the game. Like how a player’s choices can affect a game. Erik’s choices can affect Paul’s development. In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, Erik’s choices affect the development of Paul. 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

  • Changes In Tangerine

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    Annijah Collins Mrs. Evanowski ELA- Core 2 27 January 2017 Adapting to new Changes In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the main character, Paul Fisher, who is being overshadowed by his older brother Erik’s football career makes many decisions that change him as a character. Throughout the novel Paul uncovers many secrets that he has been lied to about for his whole life. He also faces many decisions. For example, when Paul tries out for a soccer team, when Paul told on the Tangerine Middle

  • Theme Of Honesty In Tangerine

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    Every piece of literature has a theme from Novels to poems and even songs. In the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul fisher has been scared of his older brother Erik for his whole life, too scared to speak up for himself. He also has been living a lie that his family told him about how he became visually impaired. His parents thought that they were protecting him from the truth. Throughout this novel Paul Fisher learns the importance of honesty and standing up for himself. The song “Fight Song”

  • Direct Characterization Of Paul In Tangerine

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    This is a realistic fiction novel written by Edward Bloor named Tangerine. This novel is about the main character Paul Fisher uncovering the truth, revealing the dark secrets his family kept from him, and growing in his understanding of his friends, family, and himself. The motif of sight is paul and although he his partially blind, he can see the dark secrets his family kept from him and also can't see thing in all of his friends, family,and himself. Through the motif of sight, Paul and has a strong

  • Essay On Tangerine

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    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. First of all, Paul decides

  • Paul Fisher In Edward Bloor's Tangerine

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    Do you ever wonder how it feels like to have a life where you have an IEP, a brother going to prison, and two parents who never figure what’s going on? Guess who lives this life, Paul Fisher.In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul faces many difficult obstacles in his life, whether it’s telling the police about his brother, getting kicked off the soccer team,and choosing to go to the Tangerine Middle School.Paul and the consequences of those choices, affected the development of his character

  • Fisher In The Tangerine Essay

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    Erik Fisher: Most Influential Tangerine is a story by Edward Bloor about a 7th grader named Paul. Paul moved to Florida, with his family that consisted of his mom, Mrs, Fisher, his dad, Mr. Fisher, and Paul’s brother Erik, where he experienced a whole new style of life. Paul went through many changes and choices that caused him to develop into who is he was at the end. In the novel, the concept of choice is woven throughout the text. Characters show that whatever choice they make impacts other

  • Theme Of Sight In Tangerine

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    The realistic fiction novel Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, follows the tale of a dysfunctional family and the dark secrets that they are slowly discovering within themselves. The author uses the motif -a repeated theme or idea in the story- of sight to further the story and in doing so, gives the character better understanding of each other and the truth. Through the motif of sight, Paul -the main character in the novel- has a growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself. The first

  • Paul In Tangerine

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    Tangerine, a novel written by Edward Bloor is about a visually impaired boy named Paul Fisher.Paul and his family move from Houston, Texas to Tangerine,Florida. This realistic fiction novel shows you Paul Fisher's everyday life through the eyes of Paul Fisher himself. Consequently Paul was visually impaired at a very young age sadly losing his peripheral vision. Paul never remembered how he lost most of his vision but his parents and family had told him that he starred at a solar eclipse

  • Paul Fisher Character Analysis Of Tangerine

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    EA Assignment Have you heard of the book called Tangerine, and a character name Paul Fisher and he makes choices? If not, this is the article for you. Paul Fisher has made many choices throughout the course of the book, and some of these choices are highly recognized.. Paul Fisher had moved from Houston to a small country called Tangerine. Let's start with the first choice. When Paul had first arrived at his new school, he had chosen not to use a guide because he could see perfectly

  • Edward Bloor: A Brief Biography

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    Edward William Bloor was born on October 12, 1950 in Trenton, New Jersey (Breed). His parents were Edward William and Mary Bloor (Breed). As a child, Bloor would write plays and stories as he had been intrigued by writing at a young age (“Edward Bloor Biography”). In his childhood, he played on the Ideal Terminal soccer team, but was never very good (Bloor 308). Then, he played on his amazing high school soccer team and in college, on a really bad team (Breed). All of his experiences in soccer gave

  • Tangerine Book Fire Analysis

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    extinguish the fires, they install water wells and sprinklers. However, it submerges the area in water and becomes a breeding ground for harmful mosquito species causing “two children [to die] in Tangerine last year after they were bitten by mosquitoes” (Bloor 158). At the beginning, the muck fire was more of a nuisance than a problem, but with the Homeowners’ Association’s involvement, it escalated to a problem that led to the death of two children. Arguably, Paul should’ve just left the situation with

  • Bullying In Tangerine By Edward Bloor

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    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

  • Edward Bloor Theme Of Identity

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    I claim that the major theme of the novel is Identity. I believe the theme is Identity since Paul struggles to figure out his true identity. Identity was chosen because overall in the whole book Paul struggles trying to figure out his identity. Edward Bloor has well developed the plot by using figurative language, flashbacks, etc. The following are evidence of theme development, and my commentary. The theme was first developed when Paul mentioned a zombie in the beginning. Paul mentions the

  • Theme Of Tangerine By Edward Bloor

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    The book ”Tangerine” by Edward Bloor seems to have one common theme throughout the book; “the truth will set you free”. There are three examples in this book that seem to clearly exemplify the point being made. Here’s how I beleive this theme is exemplified in the book. The first example is represented though the character Antoine, followed by Paul Fisher’s family dynamics, as well as Paul Fisher himself. The first way this theme is represented is through the character Antoine Thomas.

  • Book Reports On Tangerine By Edward Bloor

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    “Erik Fisher Dream.” His dad does not pay a lot of attention to Paul during football season. There are tons of twists in this book, which you will find along the way. The book that my class is reading is called Tangerine. The author of the book is Edward Bloor. This is a very mysterious book and it will always have you thinking about what could happen next. A very interesting setting that is in the middle of the

  • A Literary Analysis Of Tangerine By Edward Bloor

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    “Tangerine Literary Analysis” Conquering a particular kind of fear involves immense courage, but once it has been conquered, it automatically helps you create peace with yourself. Once dealt with, it makes a person live a serene and stress-free life. The main summary of the book Tangerine is that a boy named Paul Fisher wears coke-bottle glasses since he supposedly became visually impaired due to over exposure to an eclipse . His inconsiderate and cruel brother Erik, has made the whole family crazy

  • Tangerine By Edward Bloor: Character Analysis

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    only care about Paul’s overachiever, football playing, older brother Erik Fisher. Even though Paul doesn’t get all the attention, Paul wants to be the best he can be without Erik’s help. The author Edward Bloor uses many literary devices to bring in the book Tangerine come alive for the readers. Edward wants the readers feel something when they read his book, even if it’s death… “I watched them in disbelief. How could they be happy? Who were these two people? Then I realized it: They were the

  • Internal Message Of Tangerine By Edward Bloor

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    Tangerine is a book by Edward Bloor about a boy who plays soccer. The main character moves to Florida for his parents’ jobs. While trying to fit in at his new home, a series of unfortunate events occur, bringing out the truth behind many characters and other story elements. Though Tangerine has a very interesting external story, the internal message of the story is very strong and is hinted at throughout the whole book, helping the reader see the theme come to life through the characters’ actions

  • Literary Devices In Tangerine, By Edward Bloor

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    A tangerine is not only a citrus fruit, but also a county in Florida that is home to Paul Fisher and his older brother Erik. In the novel titled Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher, the protagonist, is not only bullied at school, but also at home by his brother, while having to live in the house where his dad lives in the illusion of the “Erik Fisher Football Dream.” In this new county that Paul moves to, he constantly has to put up with natural disasters like muck fires and sinkholes. The move