Imagine living your everyday life in a town named Tangerine, where natural disasters commonly occur. This is the situation that the protagonist, Paul Fisher, has been enduring ever since his family moved to Tangerine, Florida. The novel, Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, describes how Paul Fisher sees the world through his thick-rimmed goggles due to his damaged eyesight from “staring at an eclipse.” Paul has to be circumspect around bullies and his older brother, Erik, who seems to have dissoluteness living inside of him. Throughout the novel, the author Edward Bloor uses literary devices such as similes to make the readers visualize the descriptive situations in the story. These similes describe to the reader how different occurrences relate to other actions, objects, or living things. “I stood there, trying to think of a comeback, when suddenly, I heard a whooshing sound, like the sound you get when you open a vacuum-sealed can of peanuts. Then the brown water that had puddled all over the field began to move. It began to run toward the back portables, like someone had pulled the plug out of a giant bathtub…. The boards began to come apart, and the loose mud under the walkways began to slide toward that giant bathtub drain”(Bloor 80). This passage is significant because Bloor’s …show more content…
and Mrs. Fisher. Case in point, Paul finds his voice and stands-up to his brother, Erik, and Erik’s friend, Arthur. “ I stepped forward…. Erik. Come on”(261). Furthermore, a second altercation happens when Paul confronts his parents about his eyesight. “I exploded… Am I that idiot”(264). This evidence reveals the beginning of the resolution because throughout the whole novel, the main character, Paul Fisher, has been quiet and shy about his internal ideas, or thoughts. Paul finally gets enough courage to stand- up to his brother and
One major conflict I have read the novel “Tangerine,” is when Mike got struck by lightning and killed instantly, as said from the book, this is an example of man vs nature. The piece of evidence that supports that it was man vs nature is, “ He was dead before he hit the ground.” This will affect the plot of the story because at the time Mike was the main character and Joey will always feel sad.The second conflict is when Lake Windsor Middle School had a sinkhole, this is an example of man vs nature because there was a sinkhole which is an example of a natural disaster. The piece of evidence to support this is, “ An earthquake, No! Sinkhole.” This piece of evidence affects the plot because Paul has a decision to go to Tangerine Middle or stay
Fisher paid attention to Erik, even though he had done such a terrible thing to Paul. Overall, Paul’s parents have been telling him a lie his whole life and this made him hate himself. The lie was that he is legally blind because he stared at a Solar Eclipse, but the reason he is legally blind is because Erik and Vincent 's spray painted his eyes. This is emotional for Paul because his whole life he has been led to believe otherwise, but now he hates how his mom, stood up for Erik.
Reading literature allows people to imagine, create, and believe certain things that reality or other written works are not capable of. The same way writers create their literature is the same way readers interpret it. Both readers and writers use imagination to do so. Literature opens a world where every thought/thing is brought to life. In literature, any person, place, or thing could possibly mean more than its’ literal meaning. When writers do so, he or she uses a literacy device called symbolism. Symbolism is when the author uses objects to represent a certain idea, an idea that is beyond its’ actual meaning. In Robert Olen Butler’s “Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot” and “The Paring Knife” by Michael Oppenheimer, the authors
Did you ever want to see the truth about everyone and understand what they mean? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor the themes seeing and truth is expressed. "But I can see. I can see everything. I can see things that Mom and Dad can't. Or won't." These are Paul's words and they foreshadow what's to come. In other words, Paul’s parents are underestimating his eyesight and believe that Paul is only a handicap kid that needs assistance with everything. In addition to that Paul has an older brother named Erik, he’s the star of the show. Paul’s parents think of Erik as the golden child, but in reality Erik is a psychopath that wants to kill Paul, sadly only Paul sees Erik’s inner demon. All in all, Paul isn’t relevant in his family and his
Along in with the author’s use of metaphors is the frequent use of imagery. In this reading, it is simple to envision the scenes as the different scenarios are explained and the audience can easily picture Staples in the places he is describing and also the people he comes across. Perhaps the most powerful and memorable imagery is provided in the author’s description of people’s different reactions and faces when they come into contact with him. Actions speak volumes and an immediate change of facial expression is possibly one of the
The author Edward Bloor uses many literary
Tangerine Tangerine, a book written by Edward Bloor, is written in realistic fiction and has a plot about a small family and how they uncover the secrets and lies which they are keeping from each other. The novel uses a motif of sight to explain that even though paul (the main character) is vision impaired he “sees” or discovers more about the other characters than they do because he is willing to see the truth rather than only what he wants to see. Through the motif of sight, paul, the main character in the novel, has a growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself. The first group of people that paul grows toward understanding of are his friends.
The novel, Tangerine, is full of suspense, secrets, and friendship. The protagonist, Paul, is a middle schooler, who just moved to Tangerine, Florida with his family. He is sick and tired of having to deal with his cruel brother, Erik, the antagonist. Not only that, but Paul wants to know the truth behind how he became visually impaired. In this novel, Tangerine, Edward Bloor shows ideal foreshadowing and symbolism to convey the theme of growth and change.
Paul Fisher just moved from Big League texas to small League Tangerine, Florida. In his new town tangerine, he comes across many struggles because others around him choose to not tell him the truth. In the book Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, sometimes Eric and Mrs. Fisher can be helpful, most of the major events in Paul's life have been instigated by someone else's choice such as, Eric putting spray paint into Paul's eyes, Mrs. Fisher assigning Paul an IEP form, and Erik deciding to punch Tino in the face.
Our first instinct when change is near to intertwining with our lives is to run away from the monster that might turn our lives around in seconds. Nevertheless, Edward Bloor tackles this belief in his novel Tangerine with his own unique perspective, that change could result to a new start or adventure if we are willing to accept it into our lives. The novel Tangerine follows the perspective of Paul Fisher:an aspiring soccer star, the supposedly imperfect younger brother of golden boy Erik Fisher, and legally blind. Most people would assume being blind is Paul's worst burden, but with Paul moving to Tangerine,Florida to be in the shadows of his older football star destined brother yet again, who in reality is a bully, might just top Paul's problem
The book Tangerine by Edward Bloor is filled with many excited and unusual things. In the book Tangerine, Paul Fisher and his family move to Tangerine County, Florida. Paul always seems to be afraid of his older brother, Erik Fisher. Erik acts nice and polite in front of people but in reality Erik is cruel. Throughout the novel, Paul has flashbacks which help him figure out what had happened to his eyes when he was a little kid.
“But I can see. I can see everything. I can see things Mom and Dad can’t. Or won’t.” In the novel, Tangerine, Paul Fisher has justed moved to Tangerine, Florida. He is always trying to avoid his older brother, Erik. While Paul meets new people, little by little, flashbacks give him clues about what happened to his coke- bottle glasses. As death after death hits Paul, he grows into a new person. The author, Edward Bloor expertly uses symbolism and flashback to explore the theme of growth and change.
Tangerine is a fascinating novel that includes mystery, loyalty, and friendship. The main character, Paul Fisher, and his family decided to move to a new house in Tangerine, Florida for the “Erik Fisher Football Dream”. In his parent’s eyes, especially his father, Erik is the “Golden Child.” Ever since they decided to move to Tangerine, Paul keeps having flashbacks of things that would confuse him. When Paul joins a soccer team at Tangerine Middle School, his teammates help him discover some things that have been happening in his town.
The novel Tangerine, is a book full of friendships, secrets, and conquering fear. The main character, Paul, (Antagonist) is hoping to get a fresh start when his family moves to Tangerine, Florida. There, Paul makes new friends, and also finds the courage to stand up to his brother Erik, who everyone loves, but Paul knows him for who he really is. Paul also learns some dark secrets about his eyes and why he has to wear his ‘coke bottle’ glasses. Paul also encounters many deaths there, like his friend Joey’s brother(Mike), and also Luis, who was a great friend to Paul. In the novel, Edward Bloor expertly uses flashback and the value of truth to convey the theme of conquering fear.
aims his focal point at imagery to provide vivid and rich details. Literary devices play a crucial