Tangerine is a great book full of mystery, friendship, suspense, and drama. Paul
Fisher is a middle schooler that is irritated of his brother, Erik Fisher, being perceived as a caring older brother that is talented at playing football. Paul is the only person that knows the truth about his brother: Erik Fisher is a monstrous, dastardly, and heartless human being. When Paul and his family moved to Tangerine, Florida, he got a fresh start and a second chance at being socially accepted at school. Instead of being Eclipse Boy, he fit in to a group of his popular soccer teammates after joining the soccer team, called the War Eagles. Throughout the book, Paul uncovers clues that lead to the reason why Paul lost his peripheral vision. In the novel, …show more content…
I screamed in terror. Erik laughed and ran over to Mom and Dad. He had snuck up on me from behind, from somewhere back at ten o'clock. [...] From that day on, I could see things that they could not. I could see Erik posing in front of them, in the shining light of the Erik Fisher Football Dream. And I could see Erik lurking behind me, in the shadows of the clock.” In addition, on page 263, it says, “ I remembered spray paint on that wall. Erik and Vincent Castor had found a can of white spray paint, and the had painted something on that gray wall. [...] I turned around and saw Castor. He was holding a can of spray paint. Then, I felt Erik grab me from behind, easily pinning both of my arms with just one of his. I could hear my voice crying, “ I didn’t tell! I didn’t tell! ” And I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them.” This evidence shows why Paul fears Erik so much. Erik scaring Paul and prying his eyelids open while paint is sprayed into his eyes are only a few of the reasons that Paul fears Erik. Flashbacks enhance the story by explaining past events that help explain or uncover something. Flashbacks convey the the theme of fear by helping the reader understand what event took place to make a character feel a certain way. In this case, they felt …show more content…
When I finally did, when I finally looked right into his eyes, I was surprised by what I saw. It was not hatred, or even anger. It was more like sorrow. Or fear.” Furthermore, on page 260, it states, “All I could see was Erik holding a metal baseball bat in one hand. I understand that I was supposed to be terrified by this spectacle - two demonic creatures on this dark, lonely road. But for once in my life, I wasn’t.” This evidence shows that paul conquered his fear of Erik. Even after all the bad things that Paul witnessed Erik do, he never told anyone because he was afraid of what Erik might do to him. Now, Erik is scared of Paul because Paul knows all of the horrible things that Erik did and he isn’t afraid to tell on him. Imagery enhances the overall story because it helps the reader visualize what’s happening and feel like they are actually inside the book. Imagery conveys the theme of fear by making the reader see and feel why somebody is
Fisher is a middle schooler that is irritated of his brother, Erik Fisher, being perceived as a caring older brother that is talented at playing football. Paul is the only person that knows the truth about his brother: Erik Fisher is a monstrous, dastardly, and heartless human being. When Paul and his family moved to Tangerine, Florida, he got a fresh start and a second chance at being socially accepted at school. Instead of being Eclipse Boy, he fit in to a group of his popular soccer teammates after joining the soccer team, called the War Eagles. Throughout the book, Paul uncovers clues that lead to the reason why Paul lost his peripheral vision. In the novel, …show more content…
I screamed in terror. Erik laughed and ran over to Mom and Dad. He had snuck up on me from behind, from somewhere back at ten o'clock. [...] From that day on, I could see things that they could not. I could see Erik posing in front of them, in the shining light of the Erik Fisher Football Dream. And I could see Erik lurking behind me, in the shadows of the clock.” In addition, on page 263, it says, “ I remembered spray paint on that wall. Erik and Vincent Castor had found a can of white spray paint, and the had painted something on that gray wall. [...] I turned around and saw Castor. He was holding a can of spray paint. Then, I felt Erik grab me from behind, easily pinning both of my arms with just one of his. I could hear my voice crying, “ I didn’t tell! I didn’t tell! ” And I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them.” This evidence shows why Paul fears Erik so much. Erik scaring Paul and prying his eyelids open while paint is sprayed into his eyes are only a few of the reasons that Paul fears Erik. Flashbacks enhance the story by explaining past events that help explain or uncover something. Flashbacks convey the the theme of fear by helping the reader understand what event took place to make a character feel a certain way. In this case, they felt …show more content…
When I finally did, when I finally looked right into his eyes, I was surprised by what I saw. It was not hatred, or even anger. It was more like sorrow. Or fear.” Furthermore, on page 260, it states, “All I could see was Erik holding a metal baseball bat in one hand. I understand that I was supposed to be terrified by this spectacle - two demonic creatures on this dark, lonely road. But for once in my life, I wasn’t.” This evidence shows that paul conquered his fear of Erik. Even after all the bad things that Paul witnessed Erik do, he never told anyone because he was afraid of what Erik might do to him. Now, Erik is scared of Paul because Paul knows all of the horrible things that Erik did and he isn’t afraid to tell on him. Imagery enhances the overall story because it helps the reader visualize what’s happening and feel like they are actually inside the book. Imagery conveys the theme of fear by making the reader see and feel why somebody is