How Does Bloor Present The Theme Of Growth And Change In Tangerine

To begin with, the author Edward Bloor, uses flashbacks to convey the theme of change. For example, in this quote from page 263-264, Paul says “... I remembered Erik’s fingers prying my eyelids open while Vincent Castro sprayed white paint into them.” Then again on page 265, Paul's father says, “ The doctors told us that you might never remember...We wanted to find a way to keep you from hating your brother.” Paul's answers “ So you figured it would be better if I just hated myself ? ” Paul's mother and Father lied to him and told him that he damaged his own eyes- By staring at a solar eclipse- but in reality Erik and his friend, Castro, ruined Paul’s eyes. Paul remembers what happened and becomes angry. Changing the way Paul feels about Erik and his parents. This flashback conveys the theme of change because, Paul's feelings about his family have changed. His feelings have changed because of

The novel Tangerine deals with hatred, death, family, and growth. In the novel, a boy named Paul ( who is also blind) moves to Tangerine, Florida with his family. Paul tries to adjust with his new lifestyle as many past events are revealed. While Paul is blind and plays goalie for multiple soccer teams, his brother is always getting more attention from everyone. Paul’s brother, Erik, may seem like your ordinary “great older brother” while behind the scenes he’s really just a bad person. The only problem with Erik is that only Paul and a few others know Erik is not what he may seem like. In the novel Tangerine, Bloor uses flashback and truth to convey the theme of truth and overcoming fear.

In the novel tangerine, the motif is used both literally and figuratively in several characters. For instance, Mom sees that Paul has horrible eyesight and thinks she is helping Paul by assigning him and IEP, but she doesn't see that it is affecting his social life in a negative way. Dad sees Eric as a huge football hero, but he doesn’t see that Eric has an awful, secret personality. This affects him and his relationship with his parents and brother in an extremely non-positive way. Also this affects his views and opinions on social life, friends, and school. The Fisher parents doesn't see the important things according to Paul.

It is not an example of him getting taken advantage of, but it points to so many others because he was convinced that that did not happen, Erik and Vincent Castor got to walk away with virtually no punishment. It validates how Paul will be vulnerable and other people used it for their own benefit. So, when Paul forgets things it allows other people to use that against Paul which, in turn, makes him feel

Change is something that comes into everyday life for everyone. It could be insignificant, like waking up a minute later than the day before, or have a big impact, such as being evicted. Change also comes with or without it being wanted. The Herald is a mythological archetype that brings that change. In Edward Bloor´s novel Tangerine, Luis Cruz is the Herald by bringing change and delivering the call to action.

In both stories, the authors use symbolism to show the reader the impact that the characters’ surroundings had on them. Paul reacted by running away and trying to make his dream world a reality. In the end, he decided that he would rather end his life than to return to the mundane lifestyle he left behind. The narrator of

While on leave, Paul also visits his father and some of his father's friends, but does not wish to speak to them about the war. The men are "curious [about the war] in a way that [Paul finds] stupid and distressing." They try to imagine what war is like but they have never experienced it for themselves, so they cannot see the reality of it. When Paul tries to state his opinion, the men argue that "[he] sees only [his] general sector so [he is] not able to judge." These men believe they know more about the war and this makes Paul feel lost. He realizes that "they are different men here, men [he] can not understand..." and Paul wants to be back with those he can relate to, his fellow soldiers. Paul wishes he had never gone on leave because out there "[he] was a soldier, but [at home] he is nothing but an agony to himself." When Paul returns to the battlefield, he is excited to be with his comrades. When he sees his company, "[Paul] jumps up, pushes in amongst them, [his] eyes searching," until he finds his friends. It is then

enters peoples houses and surrounds himself with what they have and for a moment he is able to pretend that what they have belongs to him. Paul creates a new identity for himself as

glimpses of Paul trying to reach out and re-embrace his old thoughts and emotions and

Paul who is in his new persona at the Kittredge’s house then talks about identity in the book Catcher in the Rye. Paul Who is asked about his thesis by Geoffrey then talks about how there are cases where people justify their wrong doings with the book

They found that children from higher income families and households were advanced over their peers in both reading and cognitive reasoning skills. When we start to see Paul’s irrational and erratic behavior, specifically rocking violently back and forth on a childhood toy at what I assumed was teenage age, one has to question his cognitive and rationalizing skills. He seems to be out of touch with reality and almost entranced by this rocking horse and its fantasy. The rocking horse in fact was one of those extravagant gifts given to Paul and his sisters at Christmas. It’s ironic to me that this gift ultimately plays a large part in Paul’s unraveling and undoing.

On page 7, “ An old familiar feeling came over me, like I'd forgotten something.  What was it? What did I need to remember?”  this was the protagonist getting into him  becoming blind.  he knew he was forgetting something, and it was important. Later, we figured that that “ small vision”  explain how Paul actually became blind. This symbolizes the start of the visions and Remembrance.

The memory flashes can represent Paul finding his place in society. An example would be on page 76, "I remembered the face of Boy Who Never Grew, the face of the eighty-nine-year-old little boy. I remembered the fear in his eyes. I know that fear. It's my fear.

about Paul and his mother right from the start just by how the author described

“Although Paul and the Man’s stories take place in different settings and each show a distinct motive, they both share a similar fate”