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Theme Of Weather In Tangerine

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Weather you like it or not, weather is very important
In many books authors use outside forces to change a story's plot or the way the characters are headed. In Tangerine weather and natural disasters affect and change the plot and characters. On page 50, Erik says, “He was just standing there in the end zone. He had one hand on the goalpost, leaning on it, and kaboom! There was a crack, and a flash, and he went flying through the air. He landed right on his back, right there on the goal line.” In this Erik is explaining to his mom the death of Mike Costello, this is the first time the reader can really see Eriks true colors and the monster that he is. This sets up many events that happen in the future, one major event that happens becauses of this is Paul telling on the Tangerine Middle soccer players for breaking a carnival attraction. Another thing that happens because of this is Arthur getting his dream to be a starter. When Arthur becomes a starter he also becomes loyal to Erik and kills someone for him. Not only did weather affect the plot, but huge natural disasters also affects the plot. On page 81, it says, “I looked and saw the entire portable being swallowed up by the mud, it’s roof now where it’s porch steps …show more content…

In Tangerine character change is a major driving factor of the story, and is a part of the theme. On page 284, Paul says, “I saw- I heard Erik Fisher tell him to do it.” Paul's entire life he has been running and hiding from Erik scared to face him. In the beginning of the book Paul knows all of these terrible things that Erik has done and he never tells anybody not even his parents. He then changes entirely after listening to Antoine's speech about coming out from under the bleachers. Then Paul is able to link his brother to a murder and get him arrested, this the huge change shows he really has

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