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
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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
Our choices can affect us by changing our personality and affect us in other ways as well. In Edward Bloor’s book Tangerine, a boy named Paul is legally blind but loves soccer. The choices that Paul makes encourage him to be more outgoing and become more of a community. The choices to join the seagulls soccer team, join the war eagles, and fighting the frost at Luis's house encouraged Paul to gain more confidence and to become part of a community.
The book Tangerine is a book filled with drama, action, and friendship. It is about a boy named Paul, that lives in Tangerine, Florida and he has problems with his eyes. His brother, Erik, is mean to Paul and his friend, but Erik is different around his parents and other adults and everyone treats Erik like a king. Later on in the story, Paul has a flashback of when he lost his eyesight and Paul founded out that Erik and his friend sprayed spray paint into Paul’s eyes. Also, Erik and his new friend Author have been robbing people’s houses when they were getting tented for bugs. In the novel, Tangerine Edward Bloor uses flashback and symbolism yo visualize the values of truth.
In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor, what character made the choices that had significant consequences for the development of Paul's character? In this book, my verdict is that Mrs. Fisher, Paul’s mom, mostly affected Paul in negative and positive ways throughout this book. The first choice is, Mrs. Fisher made the whole book by making the move from Houston to Tangerine. Without this move, nothing would be the same.
Not only does Luis Cruz’s choices substantially affect Paul’s development in Tangerine, but he impacts Paul’s personality and choices too. To explain, one of the countless choices Luis chooses is to talk to Erik about punching his younger brother: “Erik and his group had gathered up their gear and were preparing to leave. Luis stood in their path, like the brave sheriff of a town full of cowards” (Bloor 211). When Luis decides to stand up to Erik, Paul is influenced to be undaunted by his elder brother. Continuing, Luis also improves Paul’s life by showing him his family’s tangerine nursery: “He said, ‘Look around you. This is a nursery’” (Bloor 164). As Paul journeys through the nursery, he becomes passionate about the trees and loves the
“ Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it ” ( Charles Dudley Warner ). In the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, the main character, Paul, moves from Huston, Texas to Tangerine, Florida. He comes looking for a fresh start and a new life. Paul makes new friends and new enemies. When he comes to Tangerine, he learns valuable lessons, such as how to act or when to say something. In Tangerine, Bloor uses the motif of weather to show that man cannot control nature, no matter how strong they are.
Because of Eric’s decisions Paul is now not afraid to speak up. And he will now know to speak up when there is a problem. In the book Tangerine, Eric’s choices and the consequences of his choices affected the development of Paul in two ways. When Eric hit Tino and when Paul figured out that Eric was the reason he was
Tangerine is a novel about a boy, named Paul, who moves to a strange city, seemingly where anything could happen. There, he strives to become accustomed to his new environment and tries to figure out the single most prominent mystery of his life - how he had come to wear the Coke-bottle glasses on his eyes. Paul deals with multiple flashbacks, occasionally traumatic recurrences of his past, which helps him unravel the secret his family has been keeping from him. As Erik, Paul’s superstar brother and whose shadow Paul has always stood in, wreaks havoc upon the inhabitants of Tangerine, it tests the relationships of Paul and his newfound friends. In the novel, Tangerine, the author Edward Bloor makes notable use of flashback and symbolism to
et's get the easy one out of the way, first: the action place in the recent past, probably in the 1990s. Even though it's never actually specified in the book, you can figure out the date by the lack of cell phones, and the fact that the narrator still feels he has to explain what the Internet is to his readers.
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
“The truth shall set you free.” How many times have you told the truth? How many times have you not? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor the main character Paul faces many times where he has knows what the truth is but does not tell. The truth is one of many themes in the novel. In the novel Tangerine the author Edward Bloor explores the saying “the truth shall set you free.”
For example, in a note that he wrote to his mother while on leave, Paul lets his mother know how he is truly feeling. In the letter he directly says that he is no longer the same; the books he once enjoyed no longer brought happiness to his mind, it was more of a reminder of who he was and was never going to be again. The second example is also shown in the same scene where he is writing the letter to his mother. During that scene Paul’s desk is scattered with past drawings he had done. Those papers show that drawing is something he either wanted to do as he got older or just something that he did during his past time. This example shows that Paul is no longer the same, because during his time at the front Paul is only shown drawing twice. The last example is at the end of the movie before Paul dies. Paul, who took the position as leader after Kat died, was smoking a cigarette while checking on the other soldiers. This example is an obvious change in Paul, who before had always politely declined the offer of a cigarette saying that he doesn’t like to smoke and would never take up the habit. In the movie, from beginning to end, Paul shows a lot of chang. Paul shows a lot of change throughout the movie, fortunately Paul was able to put everything aside for a moment and was able to die doing the thing he loved to do the most;
In Tangerine part 2, (November 10) the theme is that hard work leads to success. The book shows many literary elements to support this theme. Paul and his soccer team showed them being resilient till the end. On page 194, it shows great use of imagery and figurative language, it says, “When I pulled them back on they were smeared with blood,”. Which is an example that Paul gave it his 100%. In addition to, it states on page 191, “Tino, who was closing in on the Lake Windsor fullback with murder in his eyes,”, Also, it says on page 188, “flattened that Gino kid’s but,”. These two examples show how the author is exaggerating and is using figurative language to describe more in detail of what is happening. The symbolism of this book is Paul’s
Stranded at sea for months is not a situation the average Joe finds himself in. The story Yann Martel tells is very unlikely to have happened to the reader. Therefore the weather is all that the reader can say they have experienced. It gives them an opportunity to place themselves in the story, in Pi’s shoes, rather than sitting on the sidelines watching from a distance. It allows the author to increase dramatics in the story while enhancing the meanings behind the situations that Pi is in. Weather intensifies the erraticness of the sea and how Pi eventually adapts to find normalcy in it. It shows Pi’s reliance on nature and definitely plays in role in saving Pi’s
First and foremost, the weather both creates and resolves conflict. For instance, on page 51, Erik says, "There was a crack, a flash, and he went flying through the air." Due to the volatile weather, lightning strikes Mike, killing him instantly. Two other examples of this include the sinkhole, and, to an extent, Erik slipping during the football game. The sinkhole allows Paul a second chance at soccer, and kicks off the second part of the book. As for Erik’s slip-up, although it’s Antoine’s fault, the mud was slippery
Tom Brady once said, “Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept people or situations.” In the book, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher discovers his true potential when he and his family move to Florida. Additionally, Erik Fisher’s (Paul’s brother) choices and consequences greatly affect Paul’s development as a valuable person. Erik’s choices are seen as disgusting, sly, and evil through the eyes of Paul Fisher himself and are not only frightening, but shocking as well. Through clever symbols and motifs, the author reveals and expresses through Paul’s journal