Tangerine Case Study Paul

They are fighting not to kill but to save themselves. After Paul and the others survive the attack he looks

Paul was trembling in fear. Ivan the big tough guy took the gun from Paul. Then Ivan shot Paul. After the gun went off Whitney, Rainsford, and the other shipmates listens for where the gunshot came from the direction. They ran and the see Paul on the floor bleeding like crazy.

They go to the Pyramid, Drew’s first concert and Rob and Drew both take ecstasy, Sasha becomes frustrated that the boys are too high to go to Bennie Salazar’s after party so Drew and Rob leave and wander through Manhattan. Waking up in the hospital after getting his stomach pumped, Rob realized Sasha had found them and she tells ‘Bobby’ that he can’t take ecstasy ever again, but she points out they are the survivors from Naples. Drew and Rob go back out with Bix and end up on a club and later venture to the river, having long talks with the boys. Rob finally tells Drew the reality of Sasha’s un-manicured past and Drew doesn’t believe him, calling him an asshole and storming off

Paul is in the middle of a war, his mother is dying, his friends are dying, death surrounds him, and he has firsthand killed a man to protect himself and his hiding place. Mentally, he has experienced more stress and trauma than most of the people his age. His transition from reckless teenage years

If you keep reading this it shows how Paul slowly comes to realize that his friend has truly died with him thinking his friend has died before slowly coming to know the

“Cameron’s hand, which was all up in his grill now, brushed against the side of his head, a clear foul. But coach didn’t blow his whistle. So Jayson decided that if Cameron could get away with it, he would play aggressively. Trying to get some extra room to shoot, he threw a quick elbow that hit Cameron square in the face.” With this new team Jayson is frustrated with his coach and teammates trying to push their buttons to see when they will break.

“Joey, they’re making fun of your brother. They’re making fun of mike when his hair got burned off by the lightning. And they’re making fun of you for trying to take his shoes off at the field.” The quote shows that Erik is making fun off Joey for taking of Mike’s shoes after he was struck by lightning. The symbolic meaning is that Erik is yet again bullying Paul, and if Paul knew what was hidden underneath the sand, he would be mad about more than Erik just making fun of Joey.

Later, Tommy convinces Emily to play soccer with him and they talk for a little bit, this helps Emily and Tommy realize that they can be happy and have a good time even though their dad is gone. Tommy finally got back to being the football player that he was before and his team starts to win. Tommy’s team, the Brighton Bears end up making it to the championship game. During the first quarter of the game, Tommy injures himself making a touchdown saving tackle.

One of the members decided to beat up Peter, Cole did not take this lightly and punches him in return. Unluckily a teacher sees Cole and sends them all to the principal’s office. Cole tries to explain what happened but his effort falls upon deaf ears. This is not the only encounter with the bullies that the two have. This time the gang tries to beat them up but this time they have a new strategy.

“No fear, Mom. Show them no fear.” (page 296). In the novel, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, the protagonist, Paul Fisher, is going through many changes in his life after moving from Texas to Florida. Those changes include external ones, his friends and the environment around him, and internal ones, his views and opinions.

Part 1 is about the Fisher’s first experiences in Lake Windsor. In chapter 1 Paul and his mom drive from Houston to their new home in Tangerine. When Paul wakes up the first morning he smells smoke and his mom calls the fire department who tell them it’s just the muck fire. Later that day Paul and his mom tour Lake Windsor Middle School and Mrs. Fisher signs Paul up for an IEP because he is legally blind. When they are leaving one of Erik’s football practices they see a few soccer players and Paul meets Joey.

This did not allow Paul to play soccer for the middle school due to the IEP stating his vision problems. This infuriated Paul because he did not have the choice to play for his school’s soccer team. “Mom, you ruined my life at Lake Windsor Middle when you turned in that IEP. This is your chance to un-ruin it! Dad, I don’t mind if you

Luis’s death really changed Paul. It had a huge effect on him. Luis went to Erik, mad for what Erik did to Tino. Erik told Arthur, his friend, to hit Luis with a blackjack(pg 211). Consequently, Luis died a few weeks later.

This evidence tells that Paul helping two people do something wrong is a bad choice. As a result Paul gets expelled from Tangerine Middle School. In my opinion this was a really idiotic idea and Paul should never help people do something wrong ever

Paul is a cold-blooded killer, who displays “apathy.” He easily manipulates others. One can feel that he can’t be trusted. He makes for a good foe. Victor, at this point, isn’t as well understood regarding his motivation.