Character Analysis Of Paul Fisher In Edward Bloor's Tangerine

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A father who ignores his son, a mother who’s too fragile to stand up to her husband, and a psychopathic brother; add in deceit and murder, a seventh grader into the family, stir, and enjoy! Tangerine is a best-selling novel written by Edward Bloor featuring young Paul Fisher symbolizing the hardships in life a whole. From a scrawny little boy to a person who stands up for himself, Paul faces deep changes via blossoming friendships and intense conflicts. “I’ve always been afraid of Erik. Now I get to be afraid of Erik and Arthur.”-86. Paul Fisher has been poorly affected throughout his life. Whether it was from his draconian brother or his loveless childhood, it’s visible to the naked eye just how his environment has shaped him. In page 75,

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