Chapter Summary And Symbolism In Tangerine

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Imagine this- you move to a new town that’s a little strange. Now, you have to make new friends and fit in, all while avoiding your menacing brother. This is the suffering Paul goes through everyday in Tangerine. This companion book will take you directly into the protagonist’s and antagonist’s similarities and differences. It’s about how the two brothers each went different ways from the family tree. The next chapter talks about symbolism in one of Paul’s memories. It will talk about one of the most important symbols in the whole book. My next section will talk about things that pressured Paul, such as his brother. My last two sections talk about his friend Joey ruining himself ruining himself from Paul’s life and the other one is all the

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