Erik In Tangerine

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Throughout history there has been many bad people in the world, such as this 11-year-old boy who shot his 8 year old neighbor with a single shot 12 gauge shotgun because she let him see her puppies. White Pine, Tennessee October 6, 2015 . He shot the girl out of anger this relates to Erik because out of anger he also killed an innocent person. Eriks abusive, aggressive, and manipulative behavior makes him as one of the biggest criminals in Tangerine. As there are many characteristics in a villian in Tangerine the one that puts a picture in my mind to me the most about Erik is abusive. In the story he shows his abuse to others. For example, When Eric told Arthur Luis Cruz with the blackjack he was physically abusive by hitting him, also mentally

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