Paul Fisher and his mother have many similarities as well as differences. One big difference between himself and his mother is that Paul has never really been interested in the future of his older brother Erik, while his parents were wrapped up in every single detail of it. In the book “Tangerine” by Edward Bloor it says, “Mike’s father turned to Mom and explained, “That means he’s the backup for Antoine Thomas.” But no one in my family needs to be told what “number two on the depth chart” means. If Mom had chosen to, she could have explained to Mr. Costello what it really means” (Page 20). Here the narrator explains that his mother is enveloped in the fine details of football to keep on track with her son, Erik. A similarity between Paul
