Paul's Captiveness

I held my hands out, as he had done, and said, ‘I’m not afraid of you Erik. come on.’ ” Another quote on page two hundred and fifty-nine is, “All I remember is Mom shouting ‘Paul!’ as I took off, flying through the air. I landed hard on Coach Warner’s back and held on tight, riding his neck and shoulders.” In both quotes, Paul did one thing in common, which is overcoming a fear. In the first quote, Paul overcame his fear by standing up to Erik who he usually feared. In the second quote, Paul overcame his fear by helping his friends out, regardless if he got in trouble. Characterization goes with the book because throughout the novel, Paul has been afraid of many things but he is trying to overcome those fears. In addition, Paul’s characteristics have overcame many fears that he has

To begin with, Paul is counseling having flashbacks about his family and secrets that are untold. The author

I stammered out, ‘Erik. He tried to kill me.’ “This citation shows how fearful Paul is when Erik

Paul’s parents and Erik create many problems for Paul, and it makes it difficult for him to uncover his true self. Paul’s parents don’t pay attention to what Erik truly is, but are also absorbed in his high school football career. Dad said,” You’re saying that I know everything about Erik’s season and nothing about yours. Your right, and I’m sorry.” (Bloor pg.234) But Erik also creates problems

But I didn’t. I couldn’t. ”(pg.207). This quote relates to how afraid Paul is of his older brother. The next main theme is justice.

Paul has constructed more self confidence to speak the truth compared to his antecedent self. When Paul first meets Tino, Victor and Hernando, on page 108 he states “My stomach started to knot again.” This reveals that Paul is obviously terrified of them because he's the reason for their suspension. In Paul’s mind, if he tells the truth they will tear him apart in millions of pieces, which makes Paul refuse to speak the truth. Later, Paul finally had the courage to admit that he was the one who ratted them out, however Tino reacted surprisingly calm about it. Paul realizes that they are actually really great people, once you get to know them. After Paul took the truth off of his chest, their relationship

As he experiences different events, Paul begins revealing more of himself in his eyes. At first, because of his eyesight, he sees himself in a very negative light, “I could stop trying to be what everyone else and and accept being a freak.”(76) Paul’s view in the beginning, like everyone else’s in this story, is clouded. His view of himself affects his confidence and how timid he acts. As the story continues, he sees everything in a new light, “I feel like Luis is part of me now. I feel like a different person.”(252) Seeing this brave and new self, Paul sees the the world as a much brighter, clearer place. His development gives him new courage to stand up to his biggest fears. All of these experiences gives Paul new light to what's around

Antoine Thomas helps Paul find his voice by telling him the truth and information that will boost his confidence and help him to tell the truth and stand up to Erik. Antoine Thomas helps Paul find his voice when Paul is outside of Betty Brights house and Betty bright and Antoine Thomas walk out. Antoine and Paul start having a conversation when Antoine says “ You’ve got to start saying the truth little brother” (Bloor 269) Paul nodded his head like he understands but he doesn't have a conviction until Antoine says”Don’t spend you life hiding under the bleachers. The truth shall set you free.”

Paul always had a feeling that he was being lied to but could never remember the truth. He can see things in ways that others can’t and don’t understand. He is able to put the puzzle pieces together even without amazing sight. He can see beyond sight and can see reality. The lies are like an eclipse when it’s covering the sun. Eventually the eclipse ends and the truth comes out, but the truth is bright enough for even him to see. Every bad thing that happens is swept under the rug and pushed aside. Behind Paul’s awkward goggles, bad eyesight, and low self esteem, there is a tough, confident boy who has finally found his identity and can be the star of his own

Body: Topic Sentence 1: Paul’s empathy sets him apart as a leader. Quote 1: “But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, my comrade. We always see it too late.

After that, everything is better, problems are gone, and truths are figured out, making the world seem fresh and new instead of dark and broken. These examples show how Paul slowly finds out the truths about his life and how they have affected

Throughout the book, Paul learns to have confidence .He 's a hero from saving the people from the sinkhole .He also learns confidence

In paragraph 11, there is a shift in point of view. How is Paul’s character revealed here and through whose eyes? Record examples of the characterization

Paul has made a variety of decisions that altered his life in many unsuspected ways. All of these choices gave Paul determination to stand up to the domineering people in his life. For instance, Joey called Paul to advise him that the police were in front of Arthur's house looking for Arthur. Joey then asked if he could inform the police that Arthur was at Paul's house to which Paul said yes.

On page 63 Paul is being told he’s off the team and Paul cries instead of doing anything to make him stay on the team (Bloor 63). This shows that Paul wasn’t brave enough to go ask another teacher to prove he could stay. Lastly, Paul was a coward. On page 86, it says “I’m still afraid of Erik”. This shows that Paul is afraid of Erik and is scared of what he might do.