...Has weather ever affected you or your community in any way? Have you ever felt a way about weather that makes you uncomfortable. Paul, the residents of Lake Windsor Downs and Tangerine have tried to control weather and tried to stop it from affecting their community and they still have problems. The homeowners association have tried to stop the effects of weather with no success. In the novel the motif of weather is used to show that man cannot control nature no matter how hard they try. In Edward Bloor's novel, Tangerine citizens try to stop the effects of weather on their community. The freeze has brought lots of bad things to the groves in Tangerine. They have to ice the trees by covering them with water. They said that “32 degrees won’t...
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...Rodrick would not kill anyone, same as Erik from Edward Bloor’s Tangerine, or so people might think. The character Erik is as angry as someone who is having a bad hair day at prom. Have you ever met someone that you wanted to punch in the face? Erik is one of those people. He is a malevolent, bloodthirsty, a murderous jerk, which would make him one of the literature's greatest villain. Malevolent is one of the calmer...
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...“We don’t get to choose what’s true”. We only get to choose what we do about it.” Said Kami Garcia. The characters in Tangerine must adjust to the choices of others, because there will always be a consequence. This story is about Paul and his move to a new state with his brother Erik and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Fisher. After moving to Tangerine County, Florida, Paul must adjust to his new life here (along with the choices of Erik and Mrs. Fisher). Erick is Paul’s brother and the place kicker for the Lake Windsor football team. Mrs. Fisher is Paul’s mom and she’s head of the architectural committee at the homeowner’s association. In Edward Bloor’s novel, Tangerine, Erik’s and Mrs. Fisher’s choices affect the development of Paul. To start, Paul’s brother Erick’s choices affect Paul....
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...“I think that the greatest gift God ever gave man is not the gift of sight but the gift of vision. Sight is a function of the eyes, but vision is a function of the heart.” - Myles Munroe. In the Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, there is a blind boy name Paul, his brother Erik and their Parents all move to Tangerine county, and face lots of issues along with it. In the novel, the motif of sight is used to show that people see things, physical and literal, in different ways. Tn the novel, Paul can see less physically than others. “Paul, can you see Erik?” I said, “No. I can’t see him… I can’t see him! I can’t see him!” (p. 167-168). This quote shows that Paul can’t see physically, when his family can. This topic about Paul not being able to see...
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...The consequences of our choices have an everlasting effect on our lives and the lives of people around us. In the novel, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor this is especially true for Paul Fisher and the people around him. Some of these include when Paul’s parents chose not to tell him how his eyesight was permanently impaired, when Erik kills Luis, and when Tino and Victor stand up to Erik. The choices made by the character's in Tangerine help Paul to grow and learn to stand up to people. Paul’s parents decide to keep how he lost his eyesight a secret. The reason his parents keep this a secret is because they don’t want to omit that there football star of a son could have something wrong with him. The way that Paul reacts to this is that he wants...
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...We all have someone that motivates us. It might not be apparent at first ,but after they pass away, or they move away. Just like in the novel Tangerine Luis was Paul´s mentor. In Edward Bloor´s noel Tangerine, Luis is the mythological archetype of the Mentor because he gives advice, motivates, and acts as Paul´s conscience. Proving to be the Mentor, Luis gives advice, when Paul was scared of Eric and Arthur Bauer. Luis says, ¨ I wouldn´t be afraid they're punks. And you shouldn't be either¨ ( Bloor 229 ). Here, Luis is telling Paul not to be scared anymore. The word ¨punks¨ infers that their not worth fear or tension. Luis, is trying to help Paul over his fear of Eric and Arthur Bauer. Luis wants Paul to stand up to them and for himself....
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...The book Tangerine is filled with adventure, fear, and death. The middle schooler, Paul Fisher, is receiving a fresh start after moving to Tangerine, Florida finding loyal friends and teammates. Paul continues to be afraid of his evil brother, Erik. as the story continues, Paul begins to wonder why he got his “coke-bottle” glasses. In the novel, Tangerine, the author Edward Bloor, excellently utilizes characterization and flashbacks to explore the theme of the value of truth. First of all, Bloor successfully uses characterization to explore the value of truth. For example it is used on page 39. She looked at me, puzzled, so I explained, "There's nothing wrong withme. This is a mistake. I can see just fine. Kerri answered matter-of-factly,...
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...In the book Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, the two biggest factors that influence Paul’s life are his eyesight and his love of soccer. On the first day of school, while looking at the campus map, Paul reads a handwritten note saying, “Vision-impaired students should report to the office for assistance.(36)”, and then he says, “I did not [appreciate the note]…That made me mad. What did [Mrs. Gates] plan to do? Assign me a dog and a cane?” He is blind, but he does not like how people give him special care because of that. He does not have a thankful attitude towards the help but feels angry and humiliated. Also, his eyesight made him wear special glasses and goggles, which gave him nicknames. His brother, Eric, calls him an ‘eclipse boy,’ and a...
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...“But I can see.I can see everything.I can see things that mom and dad can’t.Or won’t.”Erik had made choices that should have never been made.Erik had acted like no one would know what he has done to Paul.Paul is scared from Erik, Paul would do anything to stay away from Erik. Erik has made a few choices that had affected Paul himself. Erik fisher had made the choice to have Arthur hit Luis Cruz. Everyone had gone by the lie that Erik and Arthur had made up, that Luis Cruz had been hit by a tree branch. It all had started when Luis Cruz had came to the high school where Erik and Arthur. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor “Actually,Mom, he was not killed by a tree branch. He was killed by Arthur Bauer, on orders from Erik.”(page 246). When...
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...In the Edward Bloor's book Tangerine, there are varying brother relationships that help to prove that even though you are related by blood does not mean you will get along. First, there are the brothers Joey and Mike Costello. The two brothers are obviously close to the point where they know very little details no one else know about them. “ I wanted to explain to Coach Warner about the shoes. He- I guess he thought I cracked up or something. But- But I saw Mike lying there. Maybe I even knew he was dead. I don't know. I had to do something for him. Mike always felt better with his shoes off” (Bloor 115). It shows that Joey cares about Mike enough to know something everyone else does not. Also Joey does it even though he knew it might not...
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...Flashbacks play a major part in the novel, Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Paul Fisher, the protagonist, frequently sets the scene as a memory he has from when he was younger, or a flashback. One thing I’ve noticed as a reader is that many of these moments justify or even foreshadow events in the book or Paul’s feelings. From a young age, Paul had not been a huge fan of his older brother, Erik. Always teasing and tormenting him, Erik was constantly the star and center of attention in the Fisher family. He was athletic (a football star) and pretty well- rounded in his parents eyes, but not Paul’s. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher’s opposing point of view to Paul’s on their eldest son left Paul wanting attention. Erik, gave him that attention, that negative...
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