Themes In Tangerine By Edward Bloor

From the beginning of the novel there has always been an odd vibe coming from Paul Fisher's brother, Erik Fisher. In many eyes Paul is caring, open-minded, and respectful, but Erik is the exact opposite, being more self-centered, sneaky, and egotistical. Eriks actions of being sneaking can be constant, but more seen when Paul wakes up in the middle of the night.

The quote “Joey stared him down. No, I don’t have a problem with that. I guess I got a problem with you.” This quote on page 158 talks about Joey, one of Paul’s friends, talking to Tino, another one of Paul’s friends. The two do not get along very well, and all this builds up to a fight between them. These examples of foreshadowing can be seen throughout the story. On page 258, a quote states “Tino crossed the floor and walked up to Erik.” Which would mean that Tino is confronting Erik, which builds up a lot of tension. Another quote on page 214 says “Erik, you’ll need to give me your key...I got it in my locker at school, I keep a lot of my stuff there.” This quote is about Erik talking to Paul’s mom about a key. Erik has his key in the locker, which makes Erik look suspicious. Leaving his key in the locker may seem like Erik trying to hide something from Paul’s

To start, both of the main characters Eckels in “A Sound of Thunder” and Jeremy in “Nethergrave”, the story starts out with Jeremy at school, and he makes a winning goal in soccer for the other team. He talks about his bad reputation and experiences at school and him being bullied but by then you know he’s a misfit. As for in “ A Sound of Thunder,” Eckels is revealed to be a misfit to all of the other hunters when he get face to face with a Tyrannosaurus Rex and just runs of in complete fear. These simple events will help you know the characterization within the rest of the story.

In the midst of conflict, two characters from different books lead a similar life. Kenan, a middle age man is trying to survive the siege upon his city. Paul, a boy not old enough to understand the concept of money competing for his mother’s affection.

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership”- Harvey S. Firestone. In the book Tangerine, seventh-grader Paul Fisher just recently moved to Tangerine County, Florida because of his dad’s new engineering job. He lives with his two parents and his antagonizing brother, Erik Fisher, who is constantly bullying him. As time flies by, Paul transforms into a new character. Paul Fisher’s choices he made during his development truly shaped who he is now because he finally got the courage to tell the truth about Erik and Arthur, assaulted a staff member, and chose to go to Tangerine Middle School.

Everyone wants to dive in to a juicy book right?Well Tangerine is the perfect novel to read.The novel’s theme is Loyalty and facing your fears.The novel is about a boy named Paul Fisher.He recently moved to Tangerine,Florida with his family.He has an interesting life,he is legally blind and has to wear coke bottle glasses ,his brother ,Erick,who constantly bullies him and he has parents who are blinded with lies.In the novel Tangerine, the author,Edward Bloor,uses flashbacks and symbolism to represent loyalty and overcoming your fears.

important segments and chapters of the book, in an attempt to convey the emotions and points of

There are many moments of character development for Paul in the novel Tangerine. Paul grows physically and mentally throughout

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

They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and Rodman Philbrick’s, Freak the Mighty, proves this quotes wrong magnificently through friendship, emotions, and destiny. All throughout the book the reader will get to see how judging someone on their appearance and heredity can truly change a person’s life, except with this book it is shown through a young boy named Maxwell Kane (the main character) and his best friend, Kevin as they go through many life changing adventures together. The reader will find themselves learning lessons that will change their own lives as they see Max conquering his problems of loneliness, neglect, and worry. Because the beginning of Max’s life was full of such things, he was taught to believe them and become

There are stories he incorporates to illustrate the point. In the middle we move to a more self-centered narrative. He tells of his story in New Jersey where he realized he could kill someone. He shares some of his thoughts of why people acted as they did towards him and others. This is an effective way he uses narrating and analyzing to work for the reader’s understanding.

Additionally we see his rebelliousness, targeted at what he views as a life that is normal and boring. He rebels by dressing in punk style clothes, paid for by his parents.he read’s book’s by author such as André Gide (Boyle, 115) who was noted for works that explored conflict and rebellion. His behaviors and those of his friends are used to set themself’s outside of society , to be perceived as rebels .With their use of drugs ,drinking, cruising all night long and gliding off to the hoped for glory of Greasy Lake.They strike a pose of teenage rebellion ,all paid for by their parents. By being” expert in the social graces” (Boyle, 115) they are “slick and quick” (Boyle, 115) in an rebellious stand against what their parents want for them

The book’s main focus is on the gradual disillusionment of the narrator and his personal battles. In particular, the book develops the battle the narrator faces when he discovers the truth about the Brotherhood organization. He eventually realizes that they are using him for their own purposes and encouraged him to incite the blacks to a riotous level so they will kill one another. The narrator develops feelings of hopelessness when it becomes apparent that he is being betrayed by both white and black cultures. His overwhelming feeling of emptiness comes to a climax when he falls into a manhole during a riot. While hibernating in the underground black community, the narrator struggles to find meaning in his invisibility and to come up with his true identity. The seclusion allows the reader to realize the disillusionment of the narrator. Ellison does an incredible job of getting inside the narrator’s character and describing his emotional battle. At times it feels as if the text is purely his thoughts transcribed directly onto the page. The narrator traces back his history

In the book, he makes two trips to the museum, but the first time he doesn’t go in. The second time he seems to be making a transition from youth to adulthood. He shows two children around and enjoys the museum in a new way. This shows that he is maturing and accepting change.

As the plot progresses and the character is exposed to the conflict, they have an epiphany that ultimately changes his perspectives and persona.