Tangerine Paul Fisher Quotes

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Bad things tend to happen, and how you act because of them affects your life. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher is a kid who moved from Houston, Texas to Tangerine, Florida. In Florida, he makes new friends and realises the truth about his blindness. Paul also goes through many changes that were influenced by other characters.

“Joey and I dug our heels into the mud about halfway down toward the bottom of the hole. We pulled and grabbed at kids as they made their way up the slippery incline to the top. Some of them were so frightened that they didn’t want to let go of us, but we pushed them along anyway, up to the next guys. I lost my balance twice and fell into the mud, but I managed to right myself quickly. My glasses were so caked with mud that I could no longer see anything clearly. I must have pulled twenty kids up before i heard Mr. Ward’s voice yell, “That’s it! That’s everybody! Let’s get out of here!”” In Tangerine, there was a massive sinkhole opening up outside Lake Windsor Middle School. This quote shows that Paul is brave and helpful, and he …show more content…
I didn’t remember that. But I remembered all the rest.” This quote is by the ending of the book, where Paul remembers that Erik and his friend sprayed paint into his eyes. Paul was blinded by that, and finally remembering how he became blind was a huge change. Paul now understood why his parents didn’t want him to know the truth about his eyesight, because then Paul would want to get revenge on Erik. On pages 264-265, Paul’s parents explained to him why they couldn’t tell him that Erik blinded him. On page 287, Paul’s grandparents tell his parents that they should have told Paul about his eyesight. Paul’s grandpa thought that Erik needed to get in trouble for blinding Paul. These pages show that Paul’s parents were very protective of Erik and Paul, and they didn’t want either of them to hurt the

Dynamic Characters In Tangerine

runaway zombie.” (p. 1). When Paul Fisher and his family move to Tangerine County, Florida from Houston, Texas. His life falls apart. He discovers the lies he’s been living. About his family and why he is vision impaired. The book Tangerine by Edward Bloor brings you into the life of Paul Fisher, a 12 year old boy who has a traumatic accident when he was young and now has to wear huge glasses, and is trying to adapting to new life in Tangerine County, Florida. In Tangerine, Edward Bloor crafts each…

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Paul Fisher's Use Of Foreshadowing In Tangerine

Tangerine is a book that explores many aspects of Paul Fisher’s life. Paul Fisher moves to Tangerine, Florida, along with his family, which includes his brother and bully, Erik Fisher. Paul’s new life in Tangerine, Florida is very different and strange; there is a field that is constantly ablaze, lighting that strikes the same location repeatedly, and a sinkhole that pops up at their elementary school. Although Paul is often living in Erik’s football dream shadow, he is a talented soccer player and…

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Edward Bloor's Tangerine

Tangerine by Edward Bloor is a truly incredible story that consists of secrets and a not-so-normal county where muck fires burn continuously, lightning storms occur daily and where sinkholes open up. Paul Fisher, the main protagonist, and his family move from Houston, Texas to Tangerine County, Florida, where things get weird for the Fisher family. Paul faces constant harassment from his brother Erik, the main antagonist, and his best friend, Arthur. His parents pay much attention towards Erik, even…

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Edward Bloor's Tangerine

novel, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Mom makes many choices. Choices made by Mom affect the main character, Paul by restricting him from playing soccer, viewing himself as stupid, and gaining, and strengthening many relationships. One choice Mom made was to fill out an IEP form for Paul, resulting in him not being able to play soccer. Soccer was part of Paul’s everyday life before he moved to Tangerine. Mom made this choice because she felt the school should know abou Paul’s disability. Paul is legally…

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Examples Of Sportsmanship In Tangerine

after reading it. In the novel, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, the primary theme of the story is good sportsmanship. The theme of good sportsmanship shows up in many events throughout the novel. Over and over again, the reader sees the characters struggling with this theme. Edward Bloor develops his characters to represent the importance of good sportsmanship and what reveals about mankind. One of the events from the novel where the reader sees this theme is when Paul takes over the placement for…

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Analysis Of Paul's Family In Tangerine

To continue, Paul’s family in Tangerine comes to have a better understanding of Paul through the gaining of sight and the uncovering of truth and lies throughout the book. Unlike Paul, his Mom and Dad have trouble seeing beyond the curtain of lies that cover their lives. For instance after a tragic death of the loss of Mike Costello Erik Fisher, Paul’s brother, and Arthur Bauer, Erik’s goon, joke about it then they change their psycho demeanor as soon as they go inside “ Erik and Arthur continued…

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The Importance Of Choices In Edward Bloor's Tangerine

Erik: The Erik Fisher Football Nightmare Create Hook—Quotation, intriguing fact, intriguing question, etc. In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, Erik’s choices and the consequences of his choices affect the main character Paul’s development. TRANSITION SENTENCE to first body paragraph. One of the most important choice Erik makes is when he held open Paul’s eyelids whilst Castor sprayed white paint into them. Page 310: “I remembered walking into our garage and hearing Erik's voice, cold and menacing…

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