Osprey In Tangerine

‘With it’s sight restored at last, the bird jerked it’s head sideways to look at Carl and then Joy, as though it was asking, is it true? Am I free?’ James Moloney uses the image of the osprey in several ways throughout the novel. The main technique in which it is represented, is the emotion of the characters finally feeling free in there own way.

The intent of this paper is to illustrate the significance of Seminole clothing and social practices in South Florida by concentrating on the different patterns for both men and women and celebrations they used. Using an ethnographic approach and perspective based on the facts displayed at the History of Miami Museum I can further go into detail about the meaning of the clothing and social practices.

Tom Brady once said, “Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept people or situations.” In the book, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher discovers his true potential when he and his family move to Florida. Additionally, Erik Fisher’s (Paul’s brother) choices and consequences greatly affect Paul’s development as a valuable person. Erik’s choices are seen as disgusting, sly, and evil through the eyes of Paul Fisher himself and are not only frightening, but shocking as well. Through clever symbols and motifs, the author reveals and expresses through Paul’s journal

In the fictional novel The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien vividly explains the fear and trauma the soldiers encountered during the Vietnam War. Many of these soldiers are very young and inexperienced. They begin to witness their acquaintances’ tragic demise, and kill other innocent lives on their own. Many people have a background knowledge on the basis of what soldiers face each day, but they don’t have a clear understanding of what goes through these individual’s minds when they’re at war. O’Brien gives descriptive details on the soldiers’ true character by appealing to emotions, using antithesis and imagery.

In the novel Tangerine By Edward Bloor, we read about Paul a twelve-year-old boy who struggles with legal blindness, and he also feels neglected by his parents. Paul realizes that his older brother Erik is a cruel and a twisted child. Paul tries to get his parents to see his point of view, but has trouble getting the message to them. Paul and his brother Erik, though related have many differences, but also a few similarities that make them unique characters of interest in the novel.

The symbol the seagull represents Nina, but the symbol changes meaning throughout the play. In Act One, Nina is the seagull by the way she's drawn to the lake during her youth. She says, “My father and his wife never will let me come here; they call this place Bohemia and are afraid I shall become an actress. But this lake attracts me as it does the gulls. My heart is full of you” (9). The seagull embodies freedom and a sense of security. Nina also says, “That was my dead mother's home. I was born there,

One major conflict I have read the novel “Tangerine,” is when Mike got struck by lightning and killed instantly, as said from the book, this is an example of man vs nature. The piece of evidence that supports that it was man vs nature is, “ He was dead before he hit the ground.” This will affect the plot of the story because at the time Mike was the main character and Joey will always feel sad.The second conflict is when Lake Windsor Middle School had a sinkhole, this is an example of man vs nature because there was a sinkhole which is an example of a natural disaster. The piece of evidence to support this is, “ An earthquake, No! Sinkhole.” This piece of evidence affects the plot because Paul has a decision to go to Tangerine Middle or stay

“The truth shall set you free.” How many times have you told the truth? How many times have you not? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor the main character Paul faces many times where he has knows what the truth is but does not tell. The truth is one of many themes in the novel. In the novel Tangerine the author Edward Bloor explores the saying “the truth shall set you free.”

et's get the easy one out of the way, first: the action place in the recent past, probably in the 1990s. Even though it's never actually specified in the book, you can figure out the date by the lack of cell phones, and the fact that the narrator still feels he has to explain what the Internet is to his readers.

In the beginning of Tangerine, Mr. Fisher seems to be overlooking a lot of issues in Lake Windsor Downs. Some examples of things overlooked: the muck fire (previously mentioned), his boss, the weather, neighbors not following conduct, and so forth. All of these things that Mr. Fisher is overlooking are making Ms. Fisher annoyed. This makes the reader feel like she will be pushed past her limit.

Throughout the book Tangerine Paul has had many different opinions of Joey. As an example, he goes from thinking him and Joey are friends, to thinking Joey is irritating and cocky. In the journal entry, September 8 later, Paul’s perspective of Joey is that they’re friends. For example, Joey invites Paul to make plans with him after Mike Costello’s death to help with his grieving.

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.

Young children used to play with toys called Transformers, but little do people know that transformers are actually shapeshifters. Shapeshifters are people that can change the way they look like or act toward others. In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, Joey Costello proves to be the mythological archetype of the shapeshifter in three ways.

Kelly, Joseph. The Seagull Reader - Stories. 2nd ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2008. 354-72. Print.

Additionally, O'Brien's tone and style together create an ominous environment. The serious tone combines with his style on page 434 to convey a message that almost threatens the reader. The combined weight of the things each soldier carries takes its toll on the reader. Already feeling pulled down, O'Brien adds statements such as "the land was mined and booby-trapped" and "you could die so quickly." The ominous environment is further described with "the nights were cold... the monsoons were wet." O'Brien then proceeds to mention how the plastic poncho meant to help the men is also what is used to carry Ted Lavender after being shot. As these elements combine with one another, the reader is immersed in the hostile environment that was