In the novel Tangerine, Paul Fisher is supposed to be a young man that became almost blinded by his brother and brother's friend spray painting his eyes. He is supposedly almost blind but actually, he can see more than what his parents can see. Erik Fisher, Paul’s brother, is a really mean boy who tries to kill Paul in a flashback, spray paints his eyes, steals a bunch of priceless objects from houses, and kills someone. Mom and Dad don’t see what a psycho Erik is. Through the motif of sight, Paul, the main character in the novel, has a growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself. First of all, Paul had some good friends that encouraged him and some that were good friends that had changed over the time he knew them. For example,
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Erik, Castor, and Arthur were probably the two worst people in Paul’s family and of Erik’s friends. “And I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open. Then Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them” (263-4). Mom and Dad don’t want to see how psycho Erik and his friends are. “You guys don’t see how psycho Erik is” (83). Mom and dad don’t see how Erik is always trying to hurt or kill someone and most of the time it’s Paul who is the target for everyone. So again, Erik is a huge Psycho and mom and dad don't even want to see. “Because Erik is a psycho, Mom. Do you really not know that?” (209) Than finally, Paul has a pretty rough life if you can’t tell, being called Mars or almost getting killed by Erik. Paul feels like he is a freak for not standing up to Erik and Arthur. After a while in the book he didn't feel like a freak even though he was still afraid of Erik (86).
Paul can finally see how good he can be. Paul can see a lot more than his parents even though he is supposed to be almost blind. Keeping the truth from loved ones is hard and painful. They will always eventually end up digging up the truth. The worst truth is better than the best lie. The thing to really think about is why did Erik hate Paul and always want to kill him so much? Is it because he wanted to act “cool” in front of his friends because what he did there was way too
Erik, Castor, and Arthur were probably the two worst people in Paul’s family and of Erik’s friends. “And I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open. Then Vincent Castor sprayed white paint into them” (263-4). Mom and Dad don’t want to see how psycho Erik and his friends are. “You guys don’t see how psycho Erik is” (83). Mom and dad don’t see how Erik is always trying to hurt or kill someone and most of the time it’s Paul who is the target for everyone. So again, Erik is a huge Psycho and mom and dad don't even want to see. “Because Erik is a psycho, Mom. Do you really not know that?” (209) Than finally, Paul has a pretty rough life if you can’t tell, being called Mars or almost getting killed by Erik. Paul feels like he is a freak for not standing up to Erik and Arthur. After a while in the book he didn't feel like a freak even though he was still afraid of Erik (86).
Paul can finally see how good he can be. Paul can see a lot more than his parents even though he is supposed to be almost blind. Keeping the truth from loved ones is hard and painful. They will always eventually end up digging up the truth. The worst truth is better than the best lie. The thing to really think about is why did Erik hate Paul and always want to kill him so much? Is it because he wanted to act “cool” in front of his friends because what he did there was way too