Edward Bloor's Tangerine

Have you ever been affected by a sibling or met someone that has? Weather you have or not, you should know that there are many effects caused by having a sibling. Well in the book Tangerine By Edward Bloor, Paul is affected by his brother Erik on many more occasions than any sibling should be. In this book Eriks choices affect Paul by forcing him to look like a freak, become embarrassed, and feel like a loser.
A choice made by Erik affects Paul by causing his classmates and peers to view him as a freak because he has goggles and bad eyesight. This all incidentally happened because of Erik’s choices. This choice was made years and years ago by Erik and his friend, Vincent Castor, when they decided to spray paint Paul in the eyes. The reason

that both Erik and his friend decided to make this choice was because they believed that Paul was the one who had ratted out Vincent for vandalizing the walls around the neighborhood. Paul is in enraged when he finds out that Erik and Vincent were responsible for his blindness and that they had spray painted his eyes all those years ago. He also is affected because he is forced to wear coke bottle glasses that make his peers and classmates view him like a freak.
In addition, another choice made by Erik affects Paul similarly by causing him to become embarrassed because of what Erik does and the choices he makes. This choice was made when Erik came home with Arthur and spots Paul and his friends playing soccer out front. He then decides to make fun of Paul’s friends because they were poor and had to work in the fields. Then one of Paul’s friends, named Tino, goes up and tries to fight Erik, but is slapped so hard by him he almost gets knocked out. Erik decides to slap Tino across the face all because he had made fun of them and had then been threatened by Tino which in turn causes him to slap Tino. Paul is extremely embarrassed by what Erik did because he lost all of the friends that he had been trying to make from his brother’s actions.
On the other hand, Paul’s decision to feel like a loser affects him because he is not trying to get the most out of the situation he is stuck in. Paul decided that he wasn't going to stop feeling like a loser that had coke-bottle glasses, which made him feel like he could do nothing about the situation he was stuck in. Paul decides that he shouldn't try to fix his problem because all of the classmates that he has ever had have made fun of him and he thinks that he cannot change it. Eventually Paul realizes that he needs to get the best out of his situation when he adds up all of the effects that this choice has on him and that he has always been a freak. This makes him change his life and the way people view him.
In conclusion, all of these choices have forced Paul to look like a freak, become embarrassed, and feel like a loser. The overall effect on Paul was initially negative but eventually ended up positive. These reasons have all led Paul to confidence and friends over all of the hurdles he needed to pass.