Theme Of Honesty In Tangerine

Every piece of literature has a theme from Novels to poems and even songs. In the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul fisher has been scared of his older brother Erik for his whole life, too scared to speak up for himself. He also has been living a lie that his family told him about how he became visually impaired. His parents thought that they were protecting him from the truth. Throughout this novel Paul Fisher learns the importance of honesty and standing up for himself. The song “Fight Song” written by Rachel Platten also has a similar theme of how it's important to speak up for yourself. The novel Tangerine takes place in Tangerine County, Florida in Lake Windsor Downs. The Fisher family has just moved to Florida so the oldest son,

Since then, Paul got to now Tino, one of the guys who destroyed the exhibit, on the soccer team and he’s been feeling guilty about turning him in, so he decides it’s Tino’s right to know the truth. Paul is honest and tells Tino what happened the night of the carnival knowing that Tino could get really mad and hate Paul for ratting him out. Instead Tino kicks Paul in the back and calls it even and they continue on building their friendship. Also, throughout the story Tangerine, Paul has been trying to remember what happened the night when he became visually impaired. Over the course of the story Paul’s memory starts to come back to him little by little, but one day he remembers what really happened. Paul was five and he saw his brother’s friend, Vincent Castor, spray painting the sides of houses and Paul ratted him out. As a result his brother Erik and Vincent were extremely mad at him so they made it even. Erik and Vincent sprayed the white spray paint into Paul's eyes and that’s what made Paul lose some of his eyesight. The day Paul learned the truth he also stood up to his parents and told them how he really feels about them not caring for him as much as they care for Erik. Paul Fisher learns the