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The Importance Of Sight In Tangerine

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In the novel Tangerine the motif of sight is used both literally and figuratively. Paul and his mother see that Paul is an important, but Dad and Erik think is more important because of the Erik Fisher Football Dream.Paul sees that Erik is a bad friend and brother but his parents don’t . Paul's mom and dad notice the koi are disappearing, but they don’t know that the koi are being eaten by the osprey but Paul does.Paul does not see his actions are affecting other and making them do things.Erik does not know Paul’s action or thoughts are impacting him. The motif of sight is used both figuratively and literally, in this book.

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