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Examples Of Lessons In Tangerine

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Throughout the book Tangerine there can be many morals or lessons taught. One Obvious theme is to always tell the truth. In the novel it shows many situations that characters told the truth and everything changed for the better. Paul tells the truth in the end of the novel and it shows how important it can be to tell the truth. Erik started doing some bad things and Paul knows all about it. He had kept a secret for a while later realizing what the right thing to do was. Erik and Arthur got what they truly deserved.After Paul “spilled the beans” everything went back to the way it should have been from the start. On page 232 it states, “Why couldn't I tell my own parents about Erik? What was wrong with me? What was wrong with all of us?” This

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