...good enough? In the novel Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, Paul starts out as an antisocial kid who feels voiceless and impotent making him vulnerable to Erik, his older brother, who bullies him. Throughout the novel Paul is continuously bullied by Erik, who always gets away with it, making Paul feel inarticulate and disenfranchised. One of the many things Paul has trouble with his being heard. For instance, in the beginning of the novel Paul has a flashback and says, ““It was Erik”I was saying “Erik.” Dad finally understood me.[...] “Erik. He tried to kill me.” [...] Then she said, “ Honey, you know it is with your eyesight. You know you can’t see very well.”” (pg.3 and 4)Throughout the story, Paul continously...
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...Tangerine Essay Have you ever read or even heard about a book called tangerine. Well the book written by Edward Bloor illustrates a boy named Paul and his passion for soccer and what he will do to play soccer, I mean he still wants to play and he is legally blind. Also all parts of the book tangerine show how Paul has his courage. In the beginning of the book Tangerine Paul was not so happy with Erik, actually he was angry and full of jealousy. Paul was just walking around and he found a big box that said “ERIKS TROPHIES” And Paul said “I felt a surge of anger” (12). Well if you were walking around and you saw your brothers big box of trophies you would probably get angry too. So you can see that Paul is getting angry because of all of those trophies....
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...In Tangerine many good and bad things happen to paul.Such as him getting kicked off of the Lake Windsor Middle School soccer team.But a good thing that happened to him was he made the soccer team for Tangerine Middle school. Most of the things that happen to Paul are good. Such as Paul making friends with Victor and all of his friends.That is good because if Paul wasn’t there friend he would be made fun of by them, but that can also be bad.Another good thing that happens to Paul is he makes the Tangerine Middle school soccer team. This is good because before he went to Tangerine he went to Lake Windsor Middle school, and he got cut from that soccer team. A couple other good things that happened to Paul where he got some goals in the soccer...
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...Everyone struggles with their siblings. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the main character, Paul Fisher, has a difficult time keeping a good relationship with his brother Erik. Throughout the story, Erik constantly belittles Paul, by bullying him, making him feel like he’s powerless and invisible. Being bullied by Erik throughout the story makes Paul feel scared and defenseless. For example, Paul says at the beginning of the novel, “I’ve always been afraid of Erik.”(page 42) Being the younger sibling makes it harder for Paul to stand up for himself. This shows Paul feels powerless and can’t do anything to stop Erik from bullying him. Paul goes from feeling powerless to feeling invisible. For instance, Paul mentions,“Football season and soccer season happen at the same time Dad. It’s ok if you don’t pay attention to both.”(page 92) Paul’s dad has always been more interested in “the Erik Fisher football dream” rather than Paul’s interest in soccer. Paul has felt invisible and he is okay with that because he understands that his dad will always be more interested in “the Erik Fisher football dream”. As you get further and further into the novel, Paul slowly...
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...Paul's Mother made many choices that affected the development of Paul throughout “Tangerine”. One of the most memorable was after Paul's mother had brought up his I.E.P for his sight. This then prompted Paul to say when his mother asked if she needs to come into his new school “No forms, no mother's.”(pg 97) This I believe is a step forward in Paul's independence where instead relying on his mom he now if pushing her away which is a very common trait of many teenagers as he goes into the so called “rebellious phase” of his life becoming and wanting to become more independent. Another excellent example of Paul becoming more independent is him being more firm and making it harder to sway his opinion when him and his mother are speaking of potential schools he could attend for the soccer season Paul had his mind set on Tangerine Middle School and when his mom begins to try and sways him to go to other schools in the area he internally says “Mom was selling but I wasn't buying.”(pg 89) Clueing that he was not up to debate where he would go....
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...Paul Fisher and his family move to Tangerine, Florida, because of a new job, great football opportunities, and soccer teams in need of goalies, but they didn’t know of everything else Tangerine had in store for them. Paul and his mom drive from Houston to their new home in Tangerine. When Paul wakes up in his new house he smells smoke. Mrs. Fisher and Paul call the fire department. The fireman, Wade, explains that the smoke is coming from a muck fire behind their house. When the lignite under the ground gets struck by lightning it starts a fire that can never burn out. Paul and his mom go to Lake Windsor Middle School. Mrs. Fisher informs the principal, Mrs. Gates, about his IEP immediately, which can interfere with Paul’s schooling. Mrs. Fisher is frustrated about how the school is run,...
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...Imagine, seeing the light of day and then having your eyelids open, being spray painted in the eyes, slowly going blind. Tangerine is a novel about the middle school life of a kid named Paul. Paul has a lot going on in his life, for he is visually impaired and he feels as if his family is hiding important things from him. Paul has a high school brother who treats him like dirt, and his parents are stuck in Erik’s life. Erik, Paul's older brother, makes many choices that play a significant role in Paul's life. Erik chose to play football and started, as Paul calls it, the Erik Fisher Football dream. For instance, on Tuesday October 5, Paul explains “I could see Erik posing in front of them in the shining light of the Football Dream. And I could see Erik lurking behind me in the shadows of the clock.”(168) This effets Paul because his parents don’t pay much attention to him. They’re always paying attention to Erik and his Football dream. Furthermore, On Wednesday August 30 Paul writes, “He found himself a place in the Erik Fisher football...
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...you ever felt like you didn’t fit in somewhere or wasn’t confident in yourself? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the main character Paul Fisher struggles with confidence. He is legally blind but he can’t quite remember how that happened to him. As Paul struggles with his confidence, he feels like no one sees him, but soon he learns how to build up his confidence, and he begins to remember the story behind his eyes. Even though, Paul starts off nervous, with a low self esteem, he learns to not care what people think of him and to take every problem and make the best of it. In the beginning of the novel Paul moves from Houston to Tangerine Florida. He moves to Lake Windsor Downs Middle School but isn’t sure about it. “Mom said, “So what do you think of Lake Windsor Middle School?” “I don’t know.” I mumbled.“ Soccer is the one thing Paul is confident about. Paul had also met a boy on the team named Joey Costello, and they...
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...(1)The novel Tangerine , Edward Bloor , is about Paul Fisher , a visually impaired middle school student. . (2) The novel is about how the choices Paul and other characters make impact the lives of other positively or negatively. (3) Paul’s choices over the novel end up with Paul standing up to other characters and letting the truth come out even if it can affect someone's life for the good or bad. (4) One important choice that the character Erik Fisher makes that affects Paul physically is blinding , his little brother, Paul Fisher with spraypaint. (5) Erik made this choice because he thought that Paul told on his friend for spray painting a wall in their development. (6) “ … Erik’s fingers prying [ Paul’s ] eyelids open while Vincent Castor...
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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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...The Changing Paul Rohan Kallicharan believes “We all have the ability to change the lives of others, but only when we lose the fear of changing ourselves.” In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher is a major changing character. Paul is constantly influenced by himself and others around him. As Paul struggles with life, his brother and blindness, he feels like he is unworthy, but soon he learns that he is priceless, and he begins to connect with other characters in the book. “And that was that. The keys were locked in. The zombie was locked out. And we were on our way.” In the beginning Paul is depressed and does not believe he is worth something. Instead he feels like no one understands him or even loves him. In the book Paul...
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...Tangerine Part Two In part two after Paul's school gets sucked up in a sinkhole he transfers over to the Tangerine Middle School without his IEP. And without his IEP Paul got to join the Tangerine Middle War Eagles soccer team. After a while of being there Paul convinced Joey Costello to go to school there with him. In Erik’s football career Antoine Thomas pulled a Charlie Brown on Erik when he was kicking and made him do a banana peel back flop into the mud in a game and made Erik the laughing stock all over Tangerine, Florida. While Paul in a soccer game scored his first point ever when he went in for Victor, and that point got Paul the teams and Victors approval. One day during soccer practice a news reporter Mr. Donnelly came and wanted...
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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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...In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor Paul feels very relieved and proud of himself for all of the adventures and obstacles he overcame at the end of part two. These weren't just everyday obstacles that overcame. He faced some life threatening situations that helped him see the world differently. He accomplished many problems such as being able to play soccer again and keep his career going. But there are still some not yet solved situations such as his messed up relationship with his former best friend. Paul accomplished many problems during his spectacular journey. At the beginning of part two Paul transferred to Tangerine Middle from Lake Windsor Middle for a second chance at a new life and as Paul says in the novel,” The heavens had...
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...Tangerine Literary Analysis Do you think that it is better to be isolated or to be part of a community? People change a lot including Paul from the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor. This book is about Paul becoming courageous and part of a community.The choices to tell his parents that he wants to go to Tangerine, making the soccer team at Tangerine middle school on page 103, and on page 301 when Tino from the Tangerine soccer team called him ‘brother’ encouraged Paul to become part of a community. At the beginning of the novel, Paul is very isolated from people because of his brother Erik's terrible acts and his parents unsupportiveness. For instance, on page 27, Paul writes, “ ‘Mrs.Fisher,I’d like to get you to fill out an IEP for Paul-an individualized education plan.Being vision impaired,Paul is entitled to take part in our IEP program.Basically we identify Paul's situation,set specific goals for him achieve,and note any special needs he may have.”...
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