Examples Of Tino In Tangerine
Nobody would expect that Tino would even attempt standing up for himself against Erik, nor could they imagine how Paul “saved” Dino’s miraculous shot. But the odds approached and those events did happen in Tangerine. For those characters, they clarified possible instead of impossible, which lead people to think that Tangerine is a book of possibility. Tino always believed that he gets what he wants whenever he wants it, so if that meant for him to smack talk Erik, so be it. Paul figured it was practically impossible for someone to physically get up in Erik’s face the way Tino did, based off his reaction to the incident. Even though it may not have ended up the way Tino liked it, there must have been a slight amount of shock and pride in
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It was almost like he felt like he betrayed them. In spite of the fact that they were kind to him before, it wasn’t like they would respect him as much as they did earlier. It was a bad situation that would be too much for Paul to handle, so when Tangerine Middle had to go against Lake Windsor, he was nervous. Not only because they were good, but because Paul would feel ashamed by his old school. Although nobody said it was impossible for Lake Windsor players to still show admiration towards Paul. Despite the fact that they tied 2-2, on page 198, Gino says “‘It’s cool. I don’t mind. It’s only a game Mars’”. What this shows is that Gino has his no anger when he came across Paul, which means that he respected him with his actions when he moved to Tangerine Middle. It’s almost like it drives the reader to think that this could end up badly for Paul, but beating the unimaginable it was the other way around. To add on, on page 198 it says “Luis Gruz pounded me on the back and said ‘I didn’t know you were goalie! Great game! Great game”. If Paul didn’t have a great game, the number one reason would have been because the Lake Windsor soccer team would have scored on
It was almost like he felt like he betrayed them. In spite of the fact that they were kind to him before, it wasn’t like they would respect him as much as they did earlier. It was a bad situation that would be too much for Paul to handle, so when Tangerine Middle had to go against Lake Windsor, he was nervous. Not only because they were good, but because Paul would feel ashamed by his old school. Although nobody said it was impossible for Lake Windsor players to still show admiration towards Paul. Despite the fact that they tied 2-2, on page 198, Gino says “‘It’s cool. I don’t mind. It’s only a game Mars’”. What this shows is that Gino has his no anger when he came across Paul, which means that he respected him with his actions when he moved to Tangerine Middle. It’s almost like it drives the reader to think that this could end up badly for Paul, but beating the unimaginable it was the other way around. To add on, on page 198 it says “Luis Gruz pounded me on the back and said ‘I didn’t know you were goalie! Great game! Great game”. If Paul didn’t have a great game, the number one reason would have been because the Lake Windsor soccer team would have scored on