The brothers’ relationships are much more different than they are alike. This difference stems from the fact that Mike Costello is a foil to Erik. A foil is a character whose traits contrast with those of another character. This contrast highlights particular traits of each character. In Tangerine, Mike Costello’s genuine kindness, academic success, and brotherly attitude contrast with Erik’s false kindness, football mania, and sadistic attitude towards his little brother. If the author had omitted Mike Costello, the reader couldn’t compare Erik to a similar character who chooses to be good. Therefore, given that Mike and Erik differ so greatly, it stands to reason that their relationships with their little brothers contrast as much as their …show more content…
However, from Mike’s bravery and kindness, the reader infers that he is a role model for Joey. He’s certainly a role model for Paul, who admires Mike for standing up to Erik, a choice that Paul still cannot bring himself to make. Given that Mike inspires people outside of his family, it’s logical that he’s an inspiration to his little brother. In contrast, Paul rejects Erik's evil nature. Paul sees Erik as a threat, not a role …show more content…
Both younger brothers feel the weight of their older brothers’ legacies. Joey feels pressured to live up to Mike’s (modest) football success after his death. He even quits the soccer team and plans to play high school football. He wants to be like his brother. Paul also grapples with his older brother’s legacy. In this case, however, he wants athletic success in a different sport. Given that Erik’s football success completely monopolizes his parents’ lives, Paul struggles to make a name for himself in soccer. He wants his parents to treat him like they treat Erik, and he wants the respect that his soccer success
Paul Fisher endures a great deal of obstacles in the novel Tangerine, to him being kicked off the soccer team because of an I.E.P paper his mom filled out and a underdog in his own family, due to his athletic brother who plays football, Erik Fisher; as well as having a shaky memory. However in spite of all of that, Paul does his absolute best to hold his head high, have self-confidence, and overcome these
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.
The two brothers have both chosen different paths, one embracing his new society, becoming a part of the establishment, the other rejecting it and working for the oppressed immigrant community of the gang. These communities are often ignored in society and face a great deal of discrimination. The film does not attempt to sugar-coat their criminality or excuse their actions. It simply offers us a realistic look at their circumstances and asks the audience to judge for themselves what is right and wrong in
The movie portrays a group of teens coming of age and a man encumbered with age in a less privileged part of Atlanta. They face challenges that are hard to overcome due to the disadvantages they were put into. Uncle George is the brother of the deceased sister who is the boys’ mother. He battles with the obligation of raising two nephews and struggles with the idea that he could have success without the duty. Rashad is the eldest brother and takes on the parent role toward his younger brother. He is heir to the family cleaning business and juggles adult responsibility with adolescent fun. Ant is the youngest brother and tries to make an identity in an unpopular role. Each character faces their faults while staying together as a cohesive family.
Paul at some points thinks about his old town he had lived in, Houston, but each time it is brought up it either is much different compared to the town Tangerine or very much alike every once in a blue moon. When Paul refers to his old town, it mostly describes bad memories. In a way to relate, it is like someone gets lost in the sea but then gets rescued. The person would still have memories of being lost, it’s just that they're not living anymore. That is the same thing with Paul, remembering things that he wished he never knew.
In Pennypacker’s book Clementine, there are many adult-centered moments. One particular scene is when Clementine goes to Margaret’s house to visit her. As Clementine knocks on the door, Margaret’s mother answers and tells Clementine, “You can’t play with Margaret today, Clementine. She’s spending the afternoon in her room, thinking about the consequences of her actions. Which is what you should be doing too,” (Pennypacker 33). When Clementine saw Margaret’s brother in the background, she laughed because he was being a silly distraction. Margaret’s mother thought Margaret was laughing about what she was saying about consequences so she said “Clementine, there’s nothing funny about this (Pennypacker 34).” This shows that Margaret’s mother is serious about the mess Clementine and Margaret got into.
The choice to play on the soccer team in both Lake Windsor Down and Tangerine by Paul effected Paul by making new friends and enemies. He joined the team almost right when he got to Tangerine and met Joey there. He was happy at first but when he got kicked off of the team for having an IEP he felt terrible. “I’m sorry to tell you this, Paul, but you’re not eligible for the program.” said Couch Walski. “What are you talking about---’can’t play’? I can play! I’m one of the best players here!” exclaimed Paul (both quotes are on pages 62). He got kicked off the team and was offered to be the manager, which he called the ‘waterboy’, and that he is a player not a ‘waterboy’(page 64 and 65).
Batman and the Joker, Jeff Goldblum and dinosaurs, Republicans and Democrats; all these pairs of heroes and villains are most likely influential and well-known characters in your life. The question is would they be the same if they hadn’t existed in the same movie or book .Would Jeff Goldblum be a heroic person if he was never in the same story as the man-eating T-Rex ? Would any of your favorite characters be considered good or evil, had they not been the direct opposites of each other? In many movies we see pairs such as those who serve as foils (which defines as a character who contrasts with the protagonist to highlight the qualities of him or her) that bring out the deepest characteristics of one another. Besides foils in movies, in books there are many characters that compliment one another. One example is in Edith Wharton’s novel, Ethan Frome. The two main female characters in the novel hold many differences and similarities, bringing out each other’s most dominant qualities and traits. Unquestionably, in the novel Ethan Frome, the characters Mattie Silver and Zeena Frome are literary foils.
“The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.” Joey Costello, the main character's best friend, he is an example of bad sportsmanship. This is because Joey thinks that if he doesn’t make an amazing first impression on the Tangerine Middle School's soccer team, then he would just quit the team altogether. He decides that he shouldn’t play at all if he is teased. He could just keep played and show them how well he played soccer. He didn’t even try to become friend with Victor and his buddies, he, instead, just played once and quit soccer all together, at every school!!! He still can be a good friend, he is to Paul. In the novel, Tangerine, characters (like Joey) demonstrate both good and bad sportsmanship on and
The main character, Paul, joins the Lake Windsor Middle School soccer team, and Joey becomes friends with Paul. He thinks that him being friends with Paul would be a normal friendship. With what happens later in the story proves that it wasn’t any usual friendship. The friendship led to Erik, Paul’s big brother, making fun of Joey. Mike Costello, Joey’s older brother, was struck by lightning at his football practice. Joey was trying to help the already dead Mike by taking off Mike’s shoes. Erik first made fun of Mike, calling him mohawk man. He called Mike mohawk man because the lightning singed off half of the hair on his head, making it look like he had a mohawk. Then he made fun of Joey for getting Mike’s shoes off.
Tangerine is a novel by Edward Bloor that tells the story of our protagonist Paul, and his story of his life once he gets to Tangerine, Florida where many strange things happen. He transferred to three schools in total; the first one, Lake Windsor Middle, was a school he did not last long in, due to a sinkhole; the second one, Tangerine Middle, was the school where Paul joins the soccer team, and finds unforgettable relationships. Meanwhile, the antagonist, Erik, Paul’s brother, is planning treacherous things and Paul wants to know what he’s doing and is trying to expose him. He is also trying to figure out what happened to his eyesight, and how he got the coke bottle glasses he has due to continuous flashbacks. But in the novel Tangerine, Edward utilizes symbolism and environment to convey the theme of growth.
The film chronicles the histories of three fathers, and manages to relates and link their events and situations. First is Mitchell Stephens and his relationship with his drug-addict daughter. Second is Sam, and the secret affair he is having with his young daughter Nicole. He is somewhat of a narcissistic character because of his preoccupation with himself and pleasing himself, and his lack of empathy throughout the film for the others in the town. Third is Billy, who loves his two children so much that he follows behind the school bus every day waving at them. Billy is also having an affair with a married woman who owns the town’s only motel. On the exterior the town is an average place with good people just living their lives. But, beneath all the small town simplicity is a web of lies and secrets, some which must be dealt with in the face of this tragedy.
Ernie grew up playing with his older uncles. They spent a large amount of time together and he learned many great lessons about sports from them. When Ernie prepared to enter high school, his mother asked him to return to her. Ernie had a hard time ...
Random House Webster's dictionary defines a foil as "a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast." This essay will focus on the use of the foil to contrast another character. The characters of Nora and Mrs. Linde provide an excellent example of this literary device. Mrs. Linde's aged, experienced personality is the perfect foil for Nora's childish nature. Mrs. Linde's hard life is used to contrast the frivolity and sheltered aspects of Nora's life. Nora's optimism and belief in things improbable is an opposite to the rationality and down-to-earth mentality of Mrs. Linde. Finally, the rekindling of the flame between Mrs. Linde and Krogstad is a direct contrast to the burning down of Nora and Torvald's "doll's house."
Catcher in the Rye is a novel deals with a teenager boy named Holden who tries to have a deviation from the reality and faces struggles in his adolescence. It also deals with the love and importance of family; the impact of Holden’s family is really great on both positive and negative ways in the book. Although it shows the continued absence of a family in Holden’s life causes him feeling lost, wandering, not knowing where he truly belongs to and further more finding hard to identify himself in the family and from the world, it also shows that family is the one true reliable supporters in Holden’s life to help him find his lost identity and confidence in his life.