Arthur’s car engine roared‚ wanting destruction. The mailboxes cried. Brown‚ black‚ pink‚ orange‚ red‚ green‚ blue mailboxes flew. The innocent neighbors’ mail poured out the mailboxes. The newspaper‚ The Tangerine Times‚ had big letters across the top: Lake Windsor’s Quarterback Lives in Tangerine. Only thinking of himself‚ not allowing the town to see their record gone‚ Erik continued until there was nothing left. Destruction. Erik looked into the car mirror‚ unable to look at his own face. Having
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conflict. Hollywood has focused on maintaining gender norms and in doing so‚ have either forgotten‚ or more likely overlooked transgendered individuals. Tangerine (2015) serves as a positive representation of the transgendered community through its defiance of gender norms‚ its bridging of the gender
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Tangerine Literary Analysis Everyone has a role model. For some people it is a celebrity‚ for others it is a family member‚ and sometimes it is just a random person you know. For Paul‚ in the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ that person is Luis. Luis’ actions positively affected Paul by allowing Paul to become a harder worker‚ braver‚ and finally deciding to stand up to Erik. One choice that Luis makes that really affected Paul is how hard Luis works to keep the groves in good
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Tangerine Essay In the book Tangerine‚ Paul‚ the main character‚ has a lot of problems to deal with. One of Paul’s problems has to do with his brother‚ Erik‚ who impacted Paul so much it changed the way Paul went through his daily life and thought about himself. Erik’s choices impacted Paul by making him think less of himself‚ affecting his eyesight‚ and making him angry at Erik. In the novel‚ Paul thinks less of himself because of Erik’s decision to spray paint in his eyes. In the text in Part
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In the book Tangerine‚ how did Erik Fisher’s choice have an effect on Paul? Was it good for Paul? Well‚ for the second question the answer would be no. Erik’s choices impact Paul by Paul despising Erik‚ Paul feeling ignored by his parents‚ and Paul not able to have his friends over. First of all‚ a minor problem caused by one of Erik’s choices would be that Paul can’t have his friends over at his house. The reason for this is because of when Erik hit Tino in the face on page 205 . Erik did so because
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expect that Tino would even attempt standing up for himself against Erik‚ nor could they imagine how Paul “saved” Dino’s miraculous shot. But the odds approached and those events did happen in Tangerine. For those characters‚ they clarified possible instead of impossible‚ which lead people to think that Tangerine is a book of possibility. Tino always believed that he gets what he wants whenever he wants it‚ so if that meant for him to smack talk Erik‚ so be it. Paul figured it was practically impossible
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told you a movie made with an iPhone was better than most of the mainstream movies in Hollywood‚ would you believe me? If you don’t believe me then get on Netflix and watch Tangerine. The movie is rowdy‚ unconventional‚ and silly but at the same time‚ it’s exuberant‚ colorful and beautiful. Unlike most movies nowadays‚ Tangerine doesn’t try to sugarcoat the ugliness and struggles of everyday life with an unrealistic narrative. It’s amazing how Sean Baker can create a movie with such a low budget that
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One small mistake in deciding something can trigger something totally unexpected or threatening. In Edward Bloor’s novel‚ Tangerine‚ Mrs. Fisher makes many choices that have multiple effects on Paul’s character. Choices made by Mrs. Fisher affect Paul’s life‚ self-concept‚ and relationships. First‚ Paul’s life is affected when Mrs. Fisher allows Paul to go to Tangerine Middle School while Lake Windsor Middle School is being fixed. While Paul was at Lake Windsor Downs‚ he had an IEP file
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In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ a legally blind 7th grader named Paul Fisher‚ moves to Tangerine County‚ Florida and has to deal with many new situations. Paul had made some decisions that made a huge impact on his life as a middle schooler. Paul made the choice to defend himself against a soccer defender and stand up to his parents‚ neighbors‚ and even local officers. The first decision Paul made was to defend himself from a kid playing fullback from Palmetto Middle School
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terror‚ not knowing who or what the monster was. You then hear the laugh‚ the joy‚ of your brother. He was the predator‚ and you were the prey. He’s laughing at your fear. How could someone be so scary‚ creepy even? Well‚ Erik Fisher‚ from the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ did a cruel act almost exact to this situation. Erik is so two-faced‚ so creepy‚ and so overly forceful‚
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