In the book Tangerine, Victor affects Paul very much as they spend more and more time with each other. It starts out with Paul trying out for the soccer team at Tangerine Middle School. Paul has just caught a ball heading for the goal: “Suddenly, wham! A foot came slicing in front of my face, driving the ball out of my hands and into the goal. [...] ‘You taking a nap, Fisherman?’” (Bloor 110). That leaves Paul feeling like Victor was a jerk who he needs to learn how to get around. Then it progresses into something more as Victor calms Paul down: “ Listen, Fisher Man, here it is. If you’re gonna play with us, then you’re gonna play with us. [...] If you’re a War Eagle, then you’re a War Eagle. You got brothers to back you up.” (Bloor 124). This
