Arthur Bauer Character Analysis

Erik’s Choices In the Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, Erik’s choice to bully Paul throughout the the story makes Paul believe that Erik is just another kid in his horrible life. In the beginning of Paul’s life, Erik decides to spray paint Paul’s eyes so that he goes nearly blind: “I turned around and saw Vincent Castor. He was holding a can of spray paint […] and I remember Erik’s fingers holding my eyelids open while Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them” (Bloor 263-264). That was Paul’s first horrible encounter with his brother Erik that will physically affect hurt him for the rest of Paul’s life.

But none did. Nothing came-no answers, no remembrances, no insights.” Also, another quote on page 260 said, “I understood that I was supposed to be terrified by this spectacle, but these two demonic creatures on this dark, lonely road. But for once in my life, I wasn’t.” These pieces of evidence mean how Paul was conquering his fear of Erik and now Erik is kind of scare of Paul.

It was his anger about Luis’ death that enabled Paul to make this confession. When the cops came to arrest Arthur for being linked to the death of Luis, “[Paul] stood up straight and faced them all, like [he] had seen Luis do. ‘I saw-I heard Erik Fisher tell him to do it’”(276). The guilt inside Paul over Luis’ death quickly turned into anger when Arthur’s father tried to convince the cops that Arthur was innocent. Paul gained this courage because of the presence of the many adults and officers who were around, making sure that Erik could not get revenge on Paul. The book implied that Erik was going to jail when the officer said “You keep this young man in the house-not in the neighborhood, not in the yard-in the house. I may call or come back at any time and I expect him to be here”(276). When Paul confessed, he changed his entire life, because his parents would no longer act as if Erik were the standard that Paul had to meet. This also helped Paul prove to his parents that Erik was a terrible person deep down and not destined for greatness the way his parents thought. Paul was brave for standing up to Erik in front of his family and the police. Most importantly, Paul exposed Erik for what he really was-a cold-hearted person who didn’t deserve all the attention that he received for being a great football

There are tons of horrible people in this world. There are people that can easily blackmail, bomb, and kill innocent people for no reason except for making other people feel horrible. For example Osama Bin Laden was the leader of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda is best known for the horrible attacks of 9/11. I think some villains can easily can relate to how Erik Fisher is so disregarding of others, cruel, and murderous.

“Appearances Versus Reality in Tangerine” The novel Tangerine is a gripping exploration of friendship, fear, and overcoming immense obstacles, both physical and mental. In it, the protagonist Paul Fisher and his family move to Tangerine, Florida, where he must escape the shadow of his “football hero” older brother, named Erik. Paul Fisher is a legally blind soccer goalie, but he can see things that others do not, such as his older brother’s misdeeds behind the scenes.

For example, when Paul and his family talk amongst themselves after just moving in, Paul's father immediately brings up his plans for Erik's future and Paul thinks, "How long did it take for Dad to get to his favorite topic, the Erik Fisher Football Dream?" (Bloor 11) Paul's father's life revolves around Erik's success in football so much that it's always his topic of choice to talk about. He has created a trap in which Erik's only defining trait is his skills in football. Paul's father has also left Erik as nothing but a shell, forcing Erik to only one choice, to be good at football. In addition, when Paul's grandparents confront his parents on their decision to not get Erik help, they state, "We did tell you so. Erik did need help. He needed a doctor." (Bloor 287) Instead, they don’t try to work with him. They don't accept his nature, and they try to continuously make him something he's not,

Not only is Erik cruel, but he is also dishonorable. In Tangerine, Erik is a cruel and dishonorable person, brother, and friend. We found out that Erik is not a

Most importantly, Erik is a sociopath. On page 52, he says, “Did you see his hair? Did you see the side of his head? He got Mohawked, man!” Here, he mocks Mike after his death. His actions are extremely insensitive. His only redeeming quality is his football skills. Additionally, he taunts and torments his little brother on numerous occasions. It’s also implied that he and Arthur are responsible for the

Werner exhibits courage by going against his beliefs of Germany helping Marie-Laure and the French natives, picking his ethics over the beliefs and qualities he was taught since birth. Werner has been overhearing discussions with his sister talking about making the right decision over wrong. Werner's closest companion is subjected to go to a school where individuals of a lower class are minimized and beaten. Werner is aware of this event, however, does nothing to meddle with such conduct. “Frederick hardly ever thinks of himself. Frederick is stronger than he is in every imaginable way. Werner opens his mouth but closes it again; he drowns; he shuts his eyes, his mind. At some point, the beatings stop. Frederick is facedown in the snow” (Doerr 194). Toward the start of

Tobias Wolff is a figure meaningful of an age when the journal has to a great extent supplanted the novel as a wellspring of riveting account and good reverberation.

What if you lived in a shadow all your life and the only time your brother noticed you was when he wanted you to take the blame Or to make fun of you.Eric made many choices that affected Paul like spraying paint on his eyes making him partly blind or pinning a murder on him all these things affected Paul.

One decision that caused Paul to be less afraid of Erik is on pages 262-263. On these pages the author says, “He turned and threw the bat into the Land Cruiser. He got in, and Arthur got in, and they drove quickly away.” (Pg 262-263) This makes Paul less afraid of him because he was able to stand up to Erik and Arthur alone without getting hurt by either one of them. This also caused Paul not to be afraid of Erik because it proved to Paul that Erik wasn't so perfect and put together as he thought. Another reason why Paul is not afraid of Erik at the end of the book is on page 284. On page 284 the author states that, “I stood up straight and faced them all, like I had seen Luis do. “I saw- I heard Erik Fisher tell him to do it.”” (Pg. 284) This shows that Paul is less afraid of Erik because he was willing to expose Erik in front of everyone, and tell the complete truth without being afraid that Erik would hurt him in anyway. Erik Fisher causes Paul Fisher to be less afraid of him by losing control and not denying the truth about the bad things he had

Personality: She tends to keep her cards close, as she finds trusting others to be quite the challenge. She tends to get lost in her thoughts and can come off as cold as a result. She can seem very warm and friendly when she's trying to scam someone, though that is usually her trying to get her target to lower their guard. She loves the rush of combat, but has a heavy distaste for killing other people. As such, combat is usually her last resort if she cannot scam her way out of a situation. She is quick to lend a helping hand to others for a price, but has a soft spot for children that are seeking food.

In The Phantom of the Opera, there is the sensitive but immature Raoul, the naive but compassionate Christine, and the mysterious Erik, whose backstory is hidden from the reader until the very end. Erik is indeed an intriguing character, as he changes the most throughout of the entirety of the novel. His beginnings happen before the timeline of the novel, when he was neglected by his parents and his peers made fun of him. He ended up feeling inferior to everyone around him, so he closed his heart off and lived in isolation. It is a little similar to how Frankenstein’s monster from Frankenstein was treated, because both he and Erik did not deserve to be treated that way. Erik grew up with an extremely unstable personality because no one wanted to be near him.

Lyle Delaney is the only child of Girlie and Lucky Joe. He is also the only biological grandson of Norm Myrtle who's a farmer though he doesn't have a land. In the entire play, you can see that Lyle is experiencing difficulty in his life. Especially the land that he worked on his whole life will never be his own; "Our farm, Bri. But their land."(Lyle, pg 31) His depression was worsened was worsened when he found out that the Hamiltons are planning to sell the farm he love. On the other hand, Lyle was introduced in the play as a coon hater, racist and a bigot. Since he possess these characteristic, it is not far for him to makes someone suffer because of prejudice. In spite of this, he is also one of the characters who suffer because of this.