Tangerine

Have all the choices you have made been all your own, for only yourself. Or were some, if not all impacted by others? How did those choices affect you and your life? Choices made by numerous characters in the book, Tangerine, impacted Paul in an abundant of different ways. “How did I actually become blind?” Paul had been asking himself and his family this since he was a mere 5 years old, he would always asked his parents how he got blind. Erik made multiple choices in the book. All affecting Paul in a bad way. One way Erik affected Paul in a bad way was when Paul was 5 years old. The summer Paul went blind. The choice made by Erik that summer had cost Paul his eyesight. Paul had witnessed Erik and Vincent Castor spray painting a…

Have you ever had that moment in your life when the truth about something, ‘’set you free?’’ Well this book is all about that. The themes of ‘’Tangerine” by Edward Bloor is seeing and the truth. Paul faces many things in his life, which all revolves around those themes. The main character had a traumatic experience when he was young, so he completely blocked out the memory and forgot all about it. Little by little, Paul pieces his memory together. Ironically, Paul sees the truth about others,…

What would happen if you mix an overprotective mom with a mom that sees all the problems around her? You would get Mrs Fisher! Mrs. Fisher always wants everything to be perfect. She wants there to be no problems, no flaws where she lives. In Tangerine a novel written by Edward Bloor, Mrs. Fisher’s choices affect the development of Paul in many different ways. A choice made by Mrs. Fisher affected Paul by making him go to new places. Mrs. Fisher made Paul go along with the rest of the family…

“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” -Paulo Coelho. In the novel “Tangerine”, by Edward Bloor, Paul became braver throughout the story because of the actions of his mother. Paul's mother was fine with him going to Tangerine Middle, lied to him about his eyesight, and giving Paul the IEP. All of these decisions that Paul's mother made has affected Paul by making him braver in his everyday life. One choice that Paul's mother made was sending Paul to Tangerine Middle when…

With the help of his teammates, a boy discovers what lies beneath the surface of his strange new hometown. Paul Fisher developed a lot throughout this book tangerine. First Pauls family moves to Tangerine because of this move he has problems at his school about his eye vision. Then he gets kicked of the soccer team and has to leave the school because the sinkhole ate his classroom. The sinkhole changed Paul a lot. It showed that he was a courageous boy because he was not scared of the sinkhole…

Tangerine Choices by Stian Lileng As Doe Zantamata once said, “Every choice you make has consequences.” In the book “Tangerine” Paul proved this to be true. Every choice has consequences; either good or bad. The book tangerine is about a boy named Paul that is fighting through his life with a brother that doesn't make good choices, while also being legally blind. Paul's family, and coaches impacted his life by making him Legally blind, making him angry at his family, making him feel different…

Not everyone has someone who looks out for them. Sometimes our own families don’t show compassion. It is good to have a mentor to help us through the rough times; someone to nurture us when no one else does. That's why in Edward Bloor's novel, Tangerine, the character Theresa fits and proves to be the mentor to Paul. The first time Theresa acts as a mentor is when she aids Paul when he passed out . When they are in the Q-hut she nurtures him like a mother would to her son her son in time…

Tangerine, a realistic fiction novel, based on the themes of trust, truth, and lies, and how they affect the main character Paul through his struggles in Tangerine County, Florida. In the book the motif is sight, but the meaning of motif is the recurring topic with a symbolic meaning. Sight is what the character understands and serves as a reminder to the reader, in this instance it is Paul, the main character, is nearly blind but can see better than many in Tangerine. Through the motif of…

Paul Fisher, the protagonist of Edward Bloor’s realistic fiction, Tangerine, shows his adventure of being legally blind yet seeing things others don't. The story uses the motif ( a theme in a story) of sight to show Paul’s growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself. One group of Paul's growing understanding is his friends. When first introduced to Victor, the captain of Tangerine Middle school's soccer team, Paul sees him as kind of a jerk, trash talking and getting up in…

The theme I chose to discuss is do not let fear be a force in your life. In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher was talking to Joey about his problems, bringing up the topic about the guys he works on a project with. ”You’re a gutless wonder, Fisher. You’re afraid of girls. You’re afraid of your own brother. Now you’re afraid of these low lifes.” -pg.154. Joey Costello is Paul's first friend at Lake Windsor Middle School, and their friendship shots off to a good start. When…