The book Tangerine is about a seventh grader named Paul, who moves from Texas with his family to Tangerine County, Florida and begins a new life. Paul is sick of everyone falling hook, line, and sinker for the deceiving illusion that Erik, his football playing brother, is a perfect, wonderful person instead of the cold-hearted thief and killer he is. Throughout the novel, Paul becomes friends with his soccer teammates at his new school and slowly begin to adapt to his new environment and home. Along the way, Paul tries to remember the accident that damaged his eyes and the truth changes his life forever. In Tangerine, Edward Bloor wisely uses flashback and symbolism to convey growth and change. To begin with, Bloor utilizes flashback to show
In the book “Hideout” by Watt Key, Sam, the main character, lives a nice, relaxed life of video games and playing around his house by the river in Mississippi. But, one day after being humiliated by a school fight, Sam decides to venture off into the forested swamp in his boat and discovers a mysterious boy living in a shack named Davey. They become friends and from there, Sam’s easy and relaxed life ends and the problems begin- as Sam is not allowed to go to the swamp but the strange idea of Davey living in the swamp makes Sam want to visit him more.
Have you ever been affected by a sibling or met someone that has? Weather you have or not, you should know that there are many effects caused by having a sibling. Well in the book Tangerine By Edward Bloor, Paul is affected by his brother Erik on many more occasions than any sibling should be. In this book Eriks choices affect Paul by forcing him to look like a freak, become embarrassed, and feel like a loser.
He now lives in New York City with his wife and children. This novel is based in various High Schools in New York City. One of the main characters Paul, just moved to New York from Saskatoon, Alberta. This novel takes place in the mid 1980’s. At this high school, Don Carey High, none of the students or teachers care about anything that goes on within the school.
Paul hasn’t written in a long time because he’s been busy with soccer games, football games, school, and cross-curricular projects. During that time, his father is now firmly in command as the Director of Civil Engineering for Tangerine County, and his mother now the head of the Architectural Committee, a block captain for the Neighborhood Watch patrol, and mostly like to be the successor to Mr. Costello as president of the Homeowners’ Association. His brother, Erik, has now become a local hero as the placekicker for Lake Windsor High Seagulls.
Stranglings". The author just tells the facts of the story telling about the lives of multiple people
Prudence Mackintosh has three sons who are grown up now that she raised in Highland Park. All three boys are different. Her oldest son is very well organized and willing do anything she asks him to do, her middle son is very disorganized, and the youngest son is very adventurous. Mackintosh supported them in their decisions and always helped them know how to chose right from wrong. Mrs. Mackintosh wrote a story about when her oldest son he didn't want to play football anymore, and how all the other boys made fun of him. To help him, she wrote a story telling how not all boys had to play football to be tough.
In Tangerine Paul may be blind physically but he can see what his parents’ and the townspeople can’t. Paul, a middle school student and the main character, is physically blind and is looking for answers from the past. Erik, Paul's big brother, is a superstar football kicker and bully who is driven by anger and frustration. Their parents are struggling with the secrets from the past and the effect that they have on the family and the families future. Tangerine county in Florida has the well off town of Lake Windsor, where the Fisher family lives, and the poorer town of Tangerine. The author Edward Bloor utilizes blindness to symbolize how Paul may be visually impaired but can see social injustice, while Erik and his
In the novel Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham, the reader is introduced to Theodore Boone, a kid in body but a lawyer at heart. Theo does not play sports, nor does he have a very active social life, instead he tutors underprivileged children and provides (to the best of his own knowledge) advise to others who do not have anybody else to turn to. The novel Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer centres around a high-profile murder case between the Strattenburg Districts Attorney’s Office who is representing Mara Duffy versus her husband Pete Duffy. In the eyes of the prosecution, Mr. Duffy sought to claim the one million dollar life insurance plan his wife had, therefore he h a robbery gone bad. In the book Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, the author John Grisham uses an in-depth usage of conflict, use of diction within the texts and the detailed use of static and dynamic characters to entice the reader.
Alex Kotlowitz was a freelance journalist. In 1985 a friend came to him and asked him to write a text for a photo essay he was doing on (children living in poverty) for a Chicago magazine. That is when he met the Rivers brothers, Lafeyette, age ten, and Pharoah age seven. He spent only a few hours with them interviewing for the photo essay. Lafeyette had an impact on Kotlowitz. When asked what he wanted to be, Lafeyette responded with "If I grow up, I'd like to be a bus driver." Meaning, at ten years old, he wasn't sure if he'd make it to adulthood. In 1988 Kotlowitz suggested to the boys' mother, LaJoe, the idea of writing a book about Pharoah, Lafeyette and the other children in the neighborhood. LaJoe liked the idea. However, she then said, "But you know, there are no children here. They've seen too much to be children."
This author turns out to be the father of Hilde and is named Albert Knag. About halfway through the story it switches from Sophie 's perspective to Hilde 's. In Hilde 's world Sophie is nothing more than a book character written by her father as a birthday gift. Though later on Hilde becomes convinced that Sophie is as real as she is. Back inside the story Sophie and Alberto begin to work on a way to try and break free of Albert 's mind and enter into Hilde 's world. In the end they are finally able to do so, but are unable to interact with anyone at first. Right at the end of the story Sophie and Alberto are able to detach a rowboat from the post and Hilde and Albert have to go after it. The story leaves the reader thinking that maybe one day that the four characters may get to speak with one another. The story is definitely thought provoking and is a great insight into the world of
relationship you can say. Paul Fisher is a Tangerine middle schooler. He has made a lot
The second half of the book follows Mr. Bragg's developing career and family. Mr. Bragg covered various events like the Miami riots, the Haitian atrocities, and the Susan Smith case among others for his job.
“The dream lives on twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, twelve months a year. The dream has four years at a big-time college ahead of it. And who knows maybe even the NFL.” (Bloor, Page 212). Tangerine is a realistic fiction novel by the author, Edward Bloor, talks about the struggles of a young boy named Paul Fisher. Paul Fisher rises through the problems he encounters, first starting off as a cowardly and timid boy to a brave and strong person. The book Tangerine reflects how the consequences of Erik Fisher, Paul’s brother, effect Paul after Erik injured his eyes, punched his friend, and ignores him.
At the beginning of his story, Holden is a student at Pencey Prep School. Having been expelled for failing four out of his five classes, Holden leaves school and spends 72 hours in New York City before returning home. There, Holden encounters new ideas, people, and experiences. Holden's psychological battle within himself serves as the tool that uncovers the coming-of-age novel's underlying themes of teen angst, depression, and the disingenuous nature of society. The novel tackles issues of blatant profanity, teenage sex, and other erratic behavior.
Tristram Shandy begins the narration of his life by rewinding to the moment of his conception, which his mother disrupted with a question: “Pray, my dear, have you not forgot to wind up the clock?” (Sterne 6). In this introduction, Tristram ironically reveals the main anxiety of the family: that time will, metaphorically, stop for them. Just as Tristram traces his misfortunes to his nearly derailed conception, the rest of the Shandys suffer from fear that their family legacy will not continue, especially considering that their one surviving son, Tristram, has squandered his prime years for potential courtship and fatherhood on meticulously recording the events of his childhood. The cornerstones of the novel, including Tristram’s conception, his Uncle Toby’s groin injury in the war, Tristram’s brother’s death, and Tristram’s accidental circumcision all reveal literal and metaphorical castration anxieties that are deeply tied to the family’s thinning bloodline. Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy documents the fear of thinning legacy and declining