Examples Of Flashback In Tangerine

It can take one person to change the way you think about the way you think about yourself. The novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, is about a boy by the name of Paul Fisher. Paul cannot really stand up for himself, and is a bit reserved. All of the other characters in Tangerine, make choices that contribute to the growth of Paul as a character, whether being positive or negative. These choices made by Luis Cruz, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and Erik Fisher, all made Paul braver/stronger, and more able to speak his own mind.

In the beginning of Tangerine Paul, doesn’t understand why he has always hated and been scared of his brother, Erik. “Why didn’t I answer the question? I used to have an answer ready for that question.(39). Paul started questioning himself even though he had a story. He didn’t understand why he started to question his story. However later in the story, he starts to remember his story. “I remembered Castor. Vincent Castor… I remembered spray paint on that wall. Erik and Vincent Castor had found a can of white spray paint, and they had painted something… ‘You’re gonna pay for telling on Castor.’”(263). As soon as Paul starts remembering he, finally, starts to understand, see, why. Why he has always been scared, hated and not wanted to confront Erik. He is finally able to uncover truth about himself, and he feels different, happy and brave, now that he

On page 2 and 3, Paul says, “I saw a man hanging out of the passenger window hanging way out. He had something pulled over his face, some kind of ski mask, and he was holding a long metal baseball bat. It was Erik. He tried to kill me.” This quote was a flashback of Paul’s.

A final choice made by Mrs.Fisher was keeping the truth on how Pauls eyesight got so bad from Paul. Throughout the book Mrs.Fisher told Paul that he damaged his eyesight by looking at an eclipse for to long, however he later discovered the truth that his brother Erik spray painted his eyes “ And I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them.”page 263-264. Mrs.Fisher thought that telling Paul that he looked to long at a solar eclipse was the best way to keep Paul from hating his brother Erik. However as he is quoted saying “So you figured it would be better if i just hated myself?” page 265. This shows that he blamed himself for his eyesight and that it caused some emotional conflict within

He said to his parents, “let me ask you one thing, mom. When you got home from the hospital that day did you see the white paint on Eric’s hands?” Then she said yes, and he got told that they did know the reason of being blind was from the paint that Eric had sprayed into his eyes. Paul was furious and he will now forever pay for what Eric has done to him. Paul then developed and had the courage to tell everyone that Eric was the one to kill Luis and steal all of the things from the houses.

“I saw you face down Erik and those other guys, and I also saw Arthur Bauer Hit you with a blackjack’’, Page 227. Erik and Arthur had had chosen to hit Luis because Luis was getting back at them for hitting his brother , a 7th Grader and then Arthur him back. This Affected Paul by Luis later dying of a blood clot to his head and Paul was deeply sad and later found out that Erik and Arthur are

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.

One way that Erik Fisher has affected Paul is that he is the cause of Paul’s blindness. To begin with, Edward Bloor writes from the view of Paul “And I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them.” This is evidence that Erik Fisher had a big role in damaging Paul’s eyes, because he was the one that opened Paul’s eyes for the white spray paint which blinded him. Also Bloor writes about how Dad tells Paul that “The doctors told us that you might never remember. And we figured that was the best way to handle the situation.” This explains that Erik was, for sure, the cause of Paul’s blindness. It also mentions why Paul didn’t remember being blinded by Erik, for a while, and why his parents never told him of this incident. Because of Erik, Paul has to live with

In the beginning of the book, when eating dinner, dad talks about the Erik Fisher Football Dream. Paul abnormally asks, “How long did it take dad to get to his favorite topic, the Erik Fisher Football Dream?” (11) The quote shows how dad doesn’t have a sight/thought for Paul, and only cares about Erik. Dad is unable to realize that he doesn’t support Paul, thus leaving Paul feeling unnoticed and unimportant. Of course, Paul is also feeling neglected by other members of the family, especially Erik. “I remembered Erik prying my eyes open while Vincent sprayed white paint into them” (263-4). The quote makes the reader realize that Erik doesn’t see Paul as a kind brother. Instead Erik sees Paul as a little pest who means nothing to him, thereby treating Paul with a non caring attitude. The examples both use sight as a factor that is missing. This can greatly interfere with the character’s understanding of each

After a fight Paul takes part in at Lake Windsor High, he runs to his neighborhood. Unfortunately, he is cornered by Erik and Arthur, who attempt to intimidate him. Paul narrates, “I understood that I was supposed to be terrified by this spectacle… But for once in my life, I wasn't. I stepped forward and faced them, just as I had seen Luis do… ‘I'm not afraid of you, Erik. Come on’” (Bloor 260-261). Since Erik chooses to confront Paul, Paul finally does not run away or get worried about what the outcome would be if he talked back to Erik and finds the courage to fight him off. He realizes that his opponent is just a punk trying to ruin his life, and drag him into his careless problems. Furthermore, as Paul faces Erik, he recognizes his same procedure full of pitiful remarks and, "When they finally spoke, it wasn't terrifying, it was lame… Erik stared at me with growing fury, with growing hatred, moving the bat in a tight circle” (Bloor 261, 252). Erik conveys his choice to frighten Paul, making Paul see that Erik was not as terrifying as Paul made him up to be. Paul perceives how terrifying Erik’s true self actually is, as a result of Erik’s choice to confront

First of all, Erik’s decision to tell his friend, Vincent Castor, to spray paint into Paul’s eyes affects Paul by making him “legally blind.” Paul “remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them.” (Bloor, 263-264) After Vincent got caught spray painting a public wall, Erik was certain it was Paul that ratted him out, so he decided to punish him. Since Paul is “legally blind” without his glasses, this makes it hard for him to be involved in extracurricular activities such as soccer. It also changed how people viewed him because a lot of people thought he was disabled. If Erik hadn’t decided to spray paint Paul’s eyes, Paul wouldn’t be legally blind, and he would have been able to join the Lake Windsor soccer team.

The choices that Erik made throughout his life never came without consequences, many of his choices, whether they were choices directed to him or not, affected Paul. Paul illustrates this idea by saying, “When we moved to Houston, when Erik was eleven, he realized that football was the star attraction,”(Bloor 29) This is talking about the “birth” of the “Erik Fisher Football Dream”; Erik use to play soccer and was successful at it, but he realized that football was the place to be if he wanted attention. Paul could’ve started playing soccer at that time as well and Erik didn’t want to risk being outshined by his younger brother. Another way Erik affected Paul, in a more indirect way, was when Arthur becomes Erik’s crony, “What will Arthur do

After confronting Erik, Paul finally bursts. All of the police are at Paul’s house, and he tells the police about Luis Cruz, saying “I saw- I heard Erik Fisher tell him to do it.” (284) Paul let go of all of his fear right then. His fear to let others, mostly Erik, gain power because of him.For once in his life, Erik is going to get what he

The choice made by Erik that affects Paul, was the choice for Erik to force Arthur to hit Luis on his head with blackjack, killing him. This made Paul angry and breathless. According to the text, “I looked at the blond deputy. The weapon that he [Arthur], used

In the end paul remembers that erik put paint on paul's eyes that why paul is blind.Paul went to new middle school st anthony. Luis Cruz died because arthur killer luis. Mr.fisher take him to his new school.