Luis In Tangerine
The choices we make have always affected our lives. In the novel Tangerine, Luis made a huge impact on the main character. The way Luis made a huge impact on Paul was by showing him the tangerine groves, Confronting Erick who’s Paul’s brother, and also dealing with death. By the end of the story Paul became stronger with the help of Luis.
One of the big choices that Luis made that affected Paul was when Luis showed him the tangerine groves and his new tangerine, the Golden Dawn. This affected Paul because when he met Luis he felt that they made a connection. Paul saw that the Cruz family grove was a very important which made Paul interested and more intrigued in the groves. Paul saw the difference between his family and the Cruz family. After …show more content…
This was the biggest thing that affected Paul extremely. After Paul got home he looked up aneurysm and if you could be killed by an aneurysm if you got hit in the head. The website said ,”Yes.” This was the time Paul knew that Erik and Arthur had killed Luis with a blackjack.The day of Luis funeral, Paul went outside and started digging near the wall he had in his backyard. On page 251 It said that Paul stared at a wall and then dug through the sod and sand eventually reached the dirt.This has a hidden meaning behind the story. For example, the sod and the sand would represent the lies and the dirt would represent the truth that was hidden. Paul was looking for the truth behind his eyes and he got them after he confronted Erik and his parents. At the end of Paul’s digging Paul said,”I feel like Luis is a part of me, I feel like a different person.” Luis death later on gave Paul the courage to help Tino at the ceremony, confront Erik, tell the police what Erik has done, and even except that he was expelled as stated on pages 259, 261, 262, 284-285, and 294. Luis died and made Paul mad and upset that eventually gave him the strength to conquer Erik.
Even though Luis died he made a great impact on Paul. If Luis didn’t die or tell him that he shouldn’t be afraid, Paul wouldn’t make all these life changing decisions. The choices we make will always power our life decisions and how our life is
One of the big choices that Luis made that affected Paul was when Luis showed him the tangerine groves and his new tangerine, the Golden Dawn. This affected Paul because when he met Luis he felt that they made a connection. Paul saw that the Cruz family grove was a very important which made Paul interested and more intrigued in the groves. Paul saw the difference between his family and the Cruz family. After …show more content…
This was the biggest thing that affected Paul extremely. After Paul got home he looked up aneurysm and if you could be killed by an aneurysm if you got hit in the head. The website said ,”Yes.” This was the time Paul knew that Erik and Arthur had killed Luis with a blackjack.The day of Luis funeral, Paul went outside and started digging near the wall he had in his backyard. On page 251 It said that Paul stared at a wall and then dug through the sod and sand eventually reached the dirt.This has a hidden meaning behind the story. For example, the sod and the sand would represent the lies and the dirt would represent the truth that was hidden. Paul was looking for the truth behind his eyes and he got them after he confronted Erik and his parents. At the end of Paul’s digging Paul said,”I feel like Luis is a part of me, I feel like a different person.” Luis death later on gave Paul the courage to help Tino at the ceremony, confront Erik, tell the police what Erik has done, and even except that he was expelled as stated on pages 259, 261, 262, 284-285, and 294. Luis died and made Paul mad and upset that eventually gave him the strength to conquer Erik.
Even though Luis died he made a great impact on Paul. If Luis didn’t die or tell him that he shouldn’t be afraid, Paul wouldn’t make all these life changing decisions. The choices we make will always power our life decisions and how our life is