...“Arthur reached Luis, turned, and whipped the blackjack around with a loud whack against the side of Luis’s head” (page 211 Tangerine by Edward Bloor). Paul was a boy with a brother Erik and his parents Mr. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher. He lived in Texas but his parents decided to move to Tangerine County Florida and that’s when everything started. In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, Erik's choices and consequences of these choices affect the development of Paul because Erik and his friend Vincent Caster sprayed spray paint in Paul's eyes when Paul was a little kid and after that he wasn't able to see unless he wore these huge glasses but Paul didn't know Erik did this because the doctor said Paul would most likely not remember this incident. A choice...
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...In the Edward Bloor's book Tangerine, there are varying brother relationships that help to prove that even though you are related by blood does not mean you will get along. First, there are the brothers Joey and Mike Costello. The two brothers are obviously close to the point where they know very little details no one else know about them. “ I wanted to explain to Coach Warner about the shoes. He- I guess he thought I cracked up or something. But- But I saw Mike lying there. Maybe I even knew he was dead. I don't know. I had to do something for him. Mike always felt better with his shoes off” (Bloor 115). It shows that Joey cares about Mike enough to know something everyone else does not. Also Joey does it even though he knew it might not...
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...“I think that the greatest gift God ever gave man is not the gift of sight but the gift of vision. Sight is a function of the eyes, but vision is a function of the heart.” - Myles Munroe. In the Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, there is a blind boy name Paul, his brother Erik and their Parents all move to Tangerine county, and face lots of issues along with it. In the novel, the motif of sight is used to show that people see things, physical and literal, in different ways. Tn the novel, Paul can see less physically than others. “Paul, can you see Erik?” I said, “No. I can’t see him… I can’t see him! I can’t see him!” (p. 167-168). This quote shows that Paul can’t see physically, when his family can. This topic about Paul not being able to see...
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