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
Premium Fiction Short story Edgar Allan Poe
Daniela Roche Period 1 FRIDAY‚ AUGUST 18 This day in the book tells about the day the Fisher family moved from Texas to Tangerine‚ Florida. This part introduces the characters in the book; Paul‚ the main character‚ Erik‚ his big brother‚ and Mom and Dad. Because they just moved in‚ Paul is not yet accustomed to the town Tangerine. SATURDAY‚ AUGUST 19 & AUGUST 19 LATER In this day in the book‚ Paul is suddenly awaken by a loud sound of an explosion. He went back to sleep but was then
Premium Mother Family Father
There were many important characters in the book Tangerine. Five characters that I considered to be important are Paul Fisher‚ Joey Costello‚ Erik Fisher‚ Paul’s mom‚ and Paul’s dad. Paul Fisher is a 7th grader that has moved from Texas to Florida. He had coke-bottle cap glasses from some incident he can’t remember. He also plays goalie for soccer. Joey Costello is Paul’s new friend. Joey’s brother‚ Mike‚ had passed away earlier in the book‚ from getting struck by lightning while playing football
Premium American football High school National Football League
Muck Fires‚ Sinkholes‚ Lightnig‚ are some of the natural cuases located in florida. In the novel “Tangerine” By Edward Bloor‚ there is alot of these cuases‚ In the Novel “Tangerine” is Taken place in Flordia‚ Lake windor Downs. The fisher family just moved there from texas. Erick Fisher from the book “Tangerine” is self center. A scene in the story that shows this characteristic is when Dad starts talking about Erik. “He Looked over at Erik “that’ll be good for us‚ I’ll be able to go to your football
Premium American football English-language films High school football
make have always affected our lives. In the novel Tangerine‚ Luis made a huge impact on the main character. The way Luis made a huge impact on Paul was by showing him the tangerine groves‚ Confronting Erick who’s Paul’s brother‚ and also dealing with death. By the end of the story Paul became stronger with the help of Luis. One of the big choices that Luis made that affected Paul was when Luis showed him the tangerine groves and his new tangerine‚ the Golden Dawn. This affected Paul because when
Premium Death
Observation When I think of a tangerine‚ I think of a smaller orange. Round‚ small‚ and orange. To me it’s not the most interesting fruit‚ maybe that’s why nothing rhymes with orange because all the other words realized that oranges aren’t fun so they decided not to invite it to the rhyming party. As I look at my tangerine‚ I’m noticing that it’s not fully an orange. There are hints of yellow with brownish spots throughout the tangerine‚ which resembles a sunset’s palette with a pebbled skin
Premium Marketing Nutrition Culture
Analytical Essay of the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ Paul made many choices‚ both good and bad‚ and most of the time Paul’s choices ended with negative results. For example during the awards ceremony for the Lake Windsor Downs high school football team‚ Tino and Victor beat up Erik (Erik is Paul’s older brother) and Arthur Bauer ( Erik’s best friend). Right when Arthur and Erik got beat up‚ the football team and the football coaches tried to catch Tino
Premium High school High school football Middle school
you are around me.” “You are a nice girl‚ Tangerine. I love your talks.” “So‚ your father is not going to come back tonight?” Tangerine asked with a soft tone. “No‚ he has to guard the arms‚” Ken said with a weak voice.
Premium Love Poetry Marriage
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
Premium Individualized Education Program Blindness Choice
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
Premium English-language films Family Abuse