He wanted to be the best player in football and attend a good college so he could play professional football.
I think that it was to be a star athlete and be the center of attention. After all, the book did state that he used to play soccer, but when he found that football was the star attraction, he switched to that.
In 'Tangerine', Erik Fisher's football dream was to become a successful quarterback and lead the Lake Windsor Downs team to victory, ultimately achieving fame and recognition for his athletic abilities. However, his focus on personal glory and winning often resulted in him neglecting his teammates and making questionable decisions on the field.
The Erik Fisher Football Dream.
Probably because Paul dislikes Erik, and he knows Erik doesn't deserve something like that dream.
The dream that both Erik and Dad share for Erik to become a star football player and maybe even receive a scholarship for football in college. Paul does not like it because Dad is always focusing on the Erik Fisher Football Dream (EFFD, let's call it.) and not on Paul and soccer, and does not realize what is going on with Erik and Paul.
They moved to Florida due to Erik's successful football career and to be closer to Lake Windsor Downs, the prestigious school where Erik would be playing football. Paul's parents hoped the move would provide a fresh start for their family.
What is Erik expected to do at the football games?
Paul Fisher doesn't really like football because his brother, Erik, plays it. Erik is rude and cruel to Paul and his friends, and Paul does not look up to him at all. The "Erik Fisher Football Dream," as stated in the book, makes up most of Erik's and Erik's parents' lives. Paul doesn't want anything to do with it.
They pay less attention to Paul and he is overshadowed by his big brothers accomplishments.
Erik quit football because of Antoine. As you may have know he had his "everything" planned for him, and he went to a really good football team. It's just that Antione lived in Tangerine and he was playing with Erik which was for Lake Windsor and that was against the Law. S the sports people nullified all the scores. Which made him quit football.
Eric kicked it nothing but the air. Then he made a perfect banana peel back flop landing in the mud. The people around us started laughing, hooting, and sharing, all at the same time.
In the novel "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor, Erik's uniform is described as white.
The main conflict of Tangerine is that Paul is trying to get use to Tangerine also that he wants to be accepted by his peers, & that he does not want to live in the shadow of his brother Eric. :) Hope you find this useful -Anny Cai
Erik Fisher