preview

Truth In Bloor's Tangerine

Decent Essays

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. To begin, Bloor uses flashback to show truth.

Get Access