Ricardo Lopez

Tangerine essay       It can take one person to change the way you think about yourself. The novel "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor is about a boy named Paul who can't stand up to his fears. All the characters in the book made very big choices, and all the choices had a consequence. Every choice comes with a consequence; either good or bad. Erik's choices affected Paul in a positive way, but the consequences for Erik's choices were not so great.     The first choice that affected Paul was when Erik hit Tino below the ear. This choice was made because Tino made fun of Erik, and Erik got really mad. This affected Paul because since he didn't stand up for Tino, it made Paul feel very useless and small. Paul said, "I just stared back at him, paralyzed with fear, while the scene rolled on." This shows that even though Paul knew Erik would do something reallly bad, he didn't do anything; showing Paul how helpless and small he was.