Hailee Coan 2/9/12 Tangerine essay Have you ever made a choice that could change your who life completely? Tangerine County Florida is a small place‚ where you would think you would find beaches and fresh ocean air‚ but here it’s mostly farmland. Erick‚ Paul’s brother on the outside is a star football player who does supposedly does nothing wrong‚ but that is just an act‚ he really is a violent thief. Paul is a caring and gentle child who wants nothing but the truth about how he
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Tangerine Essay In Edward Bloor’s novel TANGERINE‚ one or more motif of symbol Appeared in the book. At the beginning of the novel there was a isn’t any symbol or motif that shows how the novel or storyline started but ill go thru what happened to the first part of the book. Paul and he’s family was living in Texas and that they needed to move to a new place because Paul dad to move for he’s job so they moved to Florida. As they arrive
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Antoine Thomas tells Paul‚ “The truth shall set you free.” In the book Tangerine‚ telling the truth and having the courage to tell the truth is a different thing when it comes to Paul. Paul faces challenges when it comes to the soccer field and even at home. The Fisher family has a lot of lies and a weird familyship. when coming in to mostly anything. For example‚ many of the homeowners think terrible kids from Tangerine is stealing koi fish from the Fisher family. On the other hand Paul can
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that one wouldn’t normally seek out at the theatres. One such hidden treasure is Tangerine. Streaming services like Netflix and Hulu offer extensive movie libraries. Consequently‚ there is more of an opportunity to explore unconventional movies than ever. Upon first glance‚ Tangerine might not appeal to the average person. The subject matter is in all probability completely foreign to the typical movie watcher. Tangerine‚ which explores a day in the life of a transgender prostitute‚ was produced on
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Tangerine‚ a realistic fiction novel written by Edward Bloor‚ is about a dysfunctional family and the family’s dark secrets. Motif is a repeated element‚ such as an image‚ a symbol‚ or a theme in a work of literature‚ the motif of “sight” is used often in the novel and plays a huge role in the novel and symbolizes the harmful and positive affects of hiding the truth. Through the motif of “sight”‚ the main character‚ Paul‚ has a growing understanding of his friends‚ family‚ and himself. The first
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Paul’s Choices Early in novel‚ Paul moved from Lake Windsor Middle School to Tangerine because of the sinkhole. Once he was there‚ he chose to try out for the Tangerine soccer team. He was happy because he couldn’t play soccer at Lake Windsor Middle School‚ because Mrs. Fisher signed an IEP and the soccer coach said that the insurance wouldn’t allow Paul to play because it was dangerous. He had a new chance at the new school to play soccer In the middle‚ Paul’s choice was to not tell his
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Introduction Imagine moving to Florida. The first thought that probably forms in your brain is the perfect place - palm trees and sunshine‚ and maybe even some tangerines. Well that is not how the main character‚ Paul Fisher‚ experiences it at all. The protagonist in the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor has an entirely different experience. Whether it is the bad weather‚ his school‚ or his big-bad brother‚ he definitely isn’t living a paradise. This companion book jumps into Paul Fisher’s complicated
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“Change is hard at first‚ messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.”The book Tangerine By Edward Bloor is mainly about change. As Paul struggles with his self confidence‚ he feels like people don’t listen to him‚ but soon he learns that he is important too‚ and he gets to stand up for himself. In the beginning of the novel Paul was scared of almost everything. “I ran in absolute terror‚ listening for the sound of the car.” Paul is a big scaredy cat and acts like he’s a toddler. Paul also gets
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Arthur’s car engine roared‚ wanting destruction. The mailboxes cried. Brown‚ black‚ pink‚ orange‚ red‚ green‚ blue mailboxes flew. The innocent neighbors’ mail poured out the mailboxes. The newspaper‚ The Tangerine Times‚ had big letters across the top: Lake Windsor’s Quarterback Lives in Tangerine. Only thinking of himself‚ not allowing the town to see their record gone‚ Erik continued until there was nothing left. Destruction. Erik looked into the car mirror‚ unable to look at his own face. Having
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conflict. Hollywood has focused on maintaining gender norms and in doing so‚ have either forgotten‚ or more likely overlooked transgendered individuals. Tangerine (2015) serves as a positive representation of the transgendered community through its defiance of gender norms‚ its bridging of the gender
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