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Paul changes in many ways, good and bad. What are some examples of Paul changing and good and bad ways and is changing for Paul always good? The book is mostly about a kid by the name of Paul fisher who moves from Houston, Texas to Florida and starts school at Lake Windsor. He doesn't really fit into this new school. He is shy, and not very confident. As a sinkhole happens at the new school, he then had to transfer to Tangerine middle school. He makes some friends there, but right as he makes some friend, two of his friends die. His brother is a big trouble maker. Erik fisher’s friend kills Luis Cruz then goes to jail. As Paul struggles with confidence, he feels like an outsider, but soon he realized he already has confidence, but he only has …show more content…
Is that who I am? Am I that idiot?" Paul is weak because he thinks he is prevented from doing anything because he started at an eclipse and lost his eyesight. Paul is bullied by his older brother and his friends for apparently losing his eyesight from staring at an “eclipse”. As a result of this is does not feel confident in himself because he knows more people will start calling him names if they also find out. In addition, there is one quote in particular that catches my eye and this quote is “As usual when Erik appears, the attention switched from me to him”. Of course all the attention is moved to an older boy who actually has a chance at sports. Paul is ashamed and disappointed that his father is more worried about the Erik Fisher football dream. He is mad also because he thinks his dad knows much more about Erik’s sport than his dad knows about his sport. One time he says to his dad that he doesn't pay attention to him, but then his dad says he does pay attention to Paul when it's Paul’s sports season, then Paul says that he and Erik have the same sports season and they both play sports at the same time. “I burst through the front of the door, crying hysterically.” This just goes to show that Paul Fisher does not have a lot of self confidence and self esteem. In the beginning of the book Paul believes he is a no one. Paul follows what other people do because he is afraid to

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