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Motif Of Sight In Tangerine By Edward Bloor

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The realistic fiction novel, Tangerine by Edward Bloor, is about a visually impaired kid, his dysfunctional family and their dark secrets. IN the Novel, after Paul became impaired -- from Erik (his brother) and Vincent Castor (his goon) spray-painting his eyes -- he traded his literal sight for figurative sight. And Now with motif of sight, Paul Better understands his friends, his family and himself. Since Paul doesn’t have the best of sight, he mainly relies on the motif of sight, which helps him understand his friends. After Mike Costello’s death, Joey and ON the day of his transfer to Tangerine, Paul sees Joey in a new way. “ You’re a gutless wonder ,Fisher. You’re afraid of girls, You’re afraid of your own brother and now you’re afraid

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