Tangerine

In the book Tangerine the antagonist or villain, Erik Fisher stands out in the novel as the worst villain. Erik was very sneaky for stealing all their jewelry and house belongings from innocent people. On the contrary, Paul would never steal anything from anyone, Paul…

Growth through Hardship In life, everyone encounters problems that need to be resolved. In the novel Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, a young man named Paul Fisher moves to Tangerine, Florida, where he gains a new perspective on life. The author uses three very clever symbols to convey his point, muck fires, Paul’s glasses and Paul’s new clothes. Through the use of symbolism the truth sets Paul free from past hardships in life and allows him to grow into the person he is meant to be. Paul…

What is it like to be legally blind? Can it lower confidence? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul, the main characters feels different than everyone else because of his vision troubles. Paul changes during the novel; when Paul first moves to Tangerine, he has low-self esteem, but as his confidence builds, he learns that he is strong and can stand up for himself. “I’m sorry, but there’s no way we can justify putting a handicapped student in the goal, of all places, where he could get…

can set you free? The truth. As you break free from the prison you made yourself, leaving the demons and your thoughts behind who scream your name trying to pull you back. But there's no turning back as the truth shall set you free. In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor, lies, guilt, burdens, conflict, and allusions surround the characters in their everyday day lives. Like Erik disguises himself with a different mask everyday, hiding his true feelings. Acting like he’s the toughest of them all…

Helen Keller once said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” In the novel Tangerine, the main character, Paul, is visually impaired, but he has the best sight of any character in the book. He can see people’s true personalities, answers from past events, and the blindness of other characters. In the story, Edward Bloor uses the motif of sight to show that sight is not only about what people can view, but what people can infer and find meaning in. Paul can see…

Tangerine is a realistic fiction novel by Edward Bloor about a visually impaired boy named Paul, his move to Tangerine County, Florida, and coming to reality with the grim secrets that his family has been hiding from him for his entire life. The repeated symbolism, or motif, in the book has to with sight. Though Paul, has literal poor vision, he can still ‘see’ the other side of people, whilst others might not ‘see’ or even choose not to. Through the motif of sight, Paul, the main character in…

“Please. Tonight is not about that. Tonight is only about Erik,” Dad says(177). This shows that mom and dad see a lot in Erik and see the “good all about Erik” side. On the other hand paul, Erik’s brother sees the “bad” side of Erik. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Erik’s brother Paul and their parents see Erik differently. Erik’s parents are all caught up in “The Erik Fisher Football Dream.” For example “‘It means I understand what you’re saying. You’re saying that I know everything…

things he did to his brother in other. It gives you a lot of background information about Eric. this will be about the Eric in how he affected other around him. It will also give you a clear understanding of what type Eric is. In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine,Eric choices affect paul by making him understand that he did not need to be affair any more. Eric’s choice to kill Luis that Paul was getting close to affected him by making him sad. He cried because he was not able to go to the…

Everyone has problems that they try to hide deep down, but if one does not face their troubles, they will just keep coming back. In the novel Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, the residents of Tangerine County, Florida spend much time and effort hiding their troubles, while simultaneously being oblivious to them. At the beginning of the novel, Paul imagines his past troubles in Texas as a giant zombie, following him to Florida. Fumigated houses also show the nature of how people respond to…

Johnny Mercer's song "Tangerine" captures this romanticism, as it tells the story of a glamour girl from Argentina, "the beauty of her race," who turns out to be empty and shallow, and her dark eyed beauty merely due to artful makeup. So while people in the U.S. romanticized Latin Americans, they also, using varying levels of subtlety, disparaged the very cultures they looked to for inspiration in songs, films, dances, and other entertainments. The American public was not alone in looking to…