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How Does Erik Fisher Affect Paul
Literary Analysis Essay “We are our choices” J.P Sartre. Erik Fishers Choices impact paul by telling arthur to hit Luis, blinding Paul, and stealing items from people's houses.Paul and Erik Fisher are brothers who do not get along. A choice made by Erik Fisher affects paul by telling arthur to hit Luis which kills him 7 days later. Erik made this choice to act tough and show that he is not afraid of anything. Erik made the choice to act tough and show that he can hurt whoever he wants to. Hurting Luis made Paul look bad and made him really sad because he lost one of his good friends who did not deserve that. In addition to that, a choice made by Erik Fisher affects Paul Fisher by, blinding him which caused
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