are part of the same family‚ they eat the same food‚ live in the same house and share the same blood‚ but what they understand is all so different. In the novel Tangerine‚ Edward Bloor uses the motif of sight to show that seeing something isn’t the same as comprehending it. undoubtedly this can be applied to many people‚ but in Tangerine this concept of “seeing” is shown in many ways throughout Paul’s life. Paul had damaged eyesight since a very young age‚ but that didn’t stop him from seeing and
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every day. One small mistake in deciding something can trigger something totally unexpected or threatening. In Edward Bloor’s novel‚ Tangerine‚ Mrs. Fisher makes many choices that have multiple effects on Paul’s character. Choices made by Mrs. Fisher affect Paul’s life‚ self-concept‚ and relationships. First‚ Paul’s life is affected when Mrs. Fisher allows Paul to go to Tangerine Middle School while Lake Windsor Middle School is being fixed. While Paul was at Lake Windsor Downs‚ he had an
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Paul’s Choices Life is different than what everybody thinks‚ they all think that life is beautiful and can give you a lot of good stuff‚ well it might but sometimes not. It’s actually so tough for some people. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ the choices that were made by the characters had major impacts on them. Paul struggled with himself that he did not believe in what he can do. His fear from Erik was the biggest impact that changed his life and the choices he might need to take. The
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The novel ¨Tangerine¨a realistic fiction written by Edward Bloor is about a boy´s dysfunctional family and their lies. Paul -the main character- doesn’t really understand the people around him such as his friend family and himself. Through the motif of sight‚ paul begins to get a better understanding of his friend‚ family‚ and himself. Throughout the story‚ paul is able to find a deeper meaning behind his friend’s actions and words. Such as when Tino calls paul ¨Brother¨ ___________¨(). This show
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Do you know anyone that has had an opportunity given or taken from them? In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine‚ Mrs.Fisher’s choices and consequences affect the development of Paul Fisher by both giving and taking away \opportunities that Paul has. The fisher family moved from Houston‚ Texas to Tangerine County. Paul Fisher was a goalie for his soccer team back in Houston but when they move to Tangerine that all gets taken from him when Mrs. Fisher chooses to please herself without thinking of the
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“No family is perfect… we argue‚ we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times‚ but in the ned‚ family is family… the love will always be there” (Anastasia Dermentzoglou). The book‚ Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ is the very example of this quote. Paul Fisher‚ the main character‚ life is being shaped and altered by the people around him‚. His life is being changed by the choices that the people around him make. Mr. Fisher‚ Paul’s dad‚ effects Paul’s life in a very strong way. Mr. Fisher’s choices
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our planet safe and destroy ISIS. In the book “Tangerine‚” by Edward Bloor‚ the harmful‚ gloomy‚ and greedy brother‚ Eric Fischer acts as the villain in the story. Paul Fischer‚ the harmless‚ cheerful‚ giving‚ good hearted hero in the story helps put Eric behind bars. Villains such as Eric conduct many harmful acts and kill many people and do many bad things. Eric Fisher and his harmful acts destroy many good people’s lives. In the book‚ “Tangerine‚” Eric Fisher does an extremely harmful act.
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Muck Fires‚ Sinkholes‚ Lightnig‚ are some of the natural cuases located in florida. In the novel “Tangerine” By Edward Bloor‚ there is alot of these cuases‚ In the Novel “Tangerine” is Taken place in Flordia‚ Lake windor Downs. The fisher family just moved there from texas. Erick Fisher from the book “Tangerine” is self center. A scene in the story that shows this characteristic is when Dad starts talking about Erik. “He Looked over at Erik “that’ll be good for us‚ I’ll be able to go to your football
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Daniela Roche Period 1 FRIDAY‚ AUGUST 18 This day in the book tells about the day the Fisher family moved from Texas to Tangerine‚ Florida. This part introduces the characters in the book; Paul‚ the main character‚ Erik‚ his big brother‚ and Mom and Dad. Because they just moved in‚ Paul is not yet accustomed to the town Tangerine. SATURDAY‚ AUGUST 19 & AUGUST 19 LATER In this day in the book‚ Paul is suddenly awaken by a loud sound of an explosion. He went back to sleep but was then
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Introduction Imagine moving to Florida. The first thought that probably forms in your brain is the perfect place - palm trees and sunshine‚ and maybe even some tangerines. Well that is not how the main character‚ Paul Fisher‚ experiences it at all. The protagonist in the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor has an entirely different experience. Whether it is the bad weather‚ his school‚ or his big-bad brother‚ he definitely isn’t living a paradise. This companion book jumps into Paul Fisher’s complicated
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