Tangerine

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…

8.22.17 Ms. 7G.ELA Tangerine Book Report The transition between homes can be tricky, especially for Paul Fisher. Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, is a realistic fiction novel. This middle school boy, Paul, transitions between Houston, Texas and Tangerine County, Florida into a development called Lake Windsor Downs. No matter where he is though, he can't seem to catch a break from his brother…

Eleanor said. “ Tangerine, love is something rare and unique no one will be able to explain it to you, it's either you will know it or you will spend your life thinking that you know it, what is between me and carver is a true love and I know it, am not tricking myself I don't need to, and the time has nothing to do with love, you may love someone in a moment and sometimes it takes a lifetime to love someone else, right?” Eleanor said. “ Right, but what is so special about him?” Tangerine asked.…

The novel Tangerine is occupied with fear, secrets, and friendship. The main character Paul and his family moved to Tangerine, Florida for his brother Erik. Paul has always been a nerd and he faces multiple events while adjusting to a new school called Tangerine Middle school. Tangerine Middle school teaches Paul about friendships and secrets about his new town indirectly and directly. Throughout the story Paul discovered the real truth about his eyesight. In the novel, Tangerine, Bloor…

In Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, many decisions and choices lead to conflicts and consequences. Paul is a middle school kid who plays soccer and has coke bottle glasses. He doesn’t live such a normal life considering that his brother is evil and does very bad things and isn’t just your ordinary older brother. Paul makes many decisions over long periods of time, since he was born, but all these decisions have not gone his way. They even make his life worse. First off, Paul, the main character,…

There are three types of conflict in,”Tangerine”.They are character vs nature,character vs person, and character vs society. One piece of conflict that is shown in, “Tangerine” is character vs nature. The book shows character vs nature by the sink hole and the muck fires. On page 82 it says,”No! Sinkhole, man! It’s a sinkhole! It’s opening up under the field. Look at 19”.Nature helps drive the plot of the novel because it might be foreshadowing what happens later in the story.The text…

In the novel Tangerine Joey costello fits the mythological archetype of the Shapeshifter in these three ways toward the paul(Hero). One way is that no one knows if he is an enemy or an ally. Also, Joey’s behavior changes a lot.For instance,one moment he will be your friend and then the next minute he will be your enemy. The last way that Joey is the way he is a Shapeshifter is that the reader never knows when Joey might betray the hero (Paul). First, Joey is the Shapeshifter because no one knows…

Literary Analysis Essay on Tangerine Paul hears the splintering of the wooden walkways between the portables as he pulls students out of a deadly sinkhole. Paul Fisher moved into a new development called Lake Windsor Downs. At his new school, Lake Windsor Middle School, there is a sinkhole that swallowed the classroom portables that housed all of the seventh and eighth-grade classes. While the school is being repaired he has the option to go to Tangerine Middle School with no IEP in order to…

novel Tangerine, a book written by Edward Bloor. These problems are symbolic references, and can be anything from muck fires to koi fish to sinkholes. Families never die, and neither do muck fires, chosen to represent perfect families without secrets or lies. The past determines the future, the end before a new beginning, and the sinkhole represents both. Chances are brought, but they can be taken away, and just like chances are the koi fish. Symbolism can be shown throughout the book Tangerine…

Someone who helps you is better than someone who doubts you. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Luis Cruz fits the mythological archetype as a mentor in three ways. As a mentor, Luis Cruz showed Paul not to be afraid of anybody, especially his brother Erik and to stand up for himself and others. At the end of football practice when they were leaving, Luis said, “which one of you is Erik Fisher?..... I think you are but, I think you aren’t manly enough to say so.”(Bloor 211). Luis…