Tangerine By Edward Bloor: Character Analysis
What do people mean by the statement “seeing is believing”? What if you see so little but known so much more? Paul, Erik, Mom and Dad all are part of the same family, they eat the same food, live in the same house and share the same blood, but what they understand is all so different.
In the novel Tangerine, Edward Bloor uses the motif of sight to show that seeing something isn’t the same as comprehending it. undoubtedly this can be applied to many people, but in Tangerine this concept of “seeing” is shown in many ways throughout Paul’s life. Paul had damaged eyesight since a very young age, but that didn’t stop him from seeing and knowing everything going on around him. Erik, Paul’s brother has been very troublesome for a long time and
In the novel Tangerine, Edward Bloor uses the motif of sight to show that seeing something isn’t the same as comprehending it. undoubtedly this can be applied to many people, but in Tangerine this concept of “seeing” is shown in many ways throughout Paul’s life. Paul had damaged eyesight since a very young age, but that didn’t stop him from seeing and knowing everything going on around him. Erik, Paul’s brother has been very troublesome for a long time and