By Edward Bloor. Genre Fiction Pages Is there a sequel to tangerine? What is the climax of tangerine? The climax is when Erik beats up Tino. Luis finds Erik. Erik tells Arthur to hit him with a night stick or blackjack and that ends up killing him. Who is Betty Bright in tangerine?
Coach Betty Bright Betty Bright, the Tangerine soccer coach, had a promising track and field career until she was hurt in a race in her eye, where else? What does the zombie symbolize in tangerine? Answer and Explanation: The zombie in Tangerine serves as a symbol for the past Paul can't remember.
The zombie appears in the prologue to the novel and is tied to Paul and. What does lightning symbolize in tangerine? Another example of symbolism in Tangerine is the lightning. In Tangerine lightning symbolizes nothing but conflict and trouble. Lightning causes the death of Mike Costello. It also causes conflict at the neighborhood meeting because one of the neighbors puts up too many lightning rods because of lightning.
Who is Castor in tangerine? What is the mood of tangerine? This is Africa, after all. What, she asked, could I possibly see in a film so preposterous and stylized, so retrograde? It requires readers already infected with such daydreams, but when it finds them it will be just the ticket. By Margaret Talbot. Enter your e-mail address. Paul is terrified of Erik. Later in the story, you find out the bad stuff that Erik gets into, and how he is part of Paul's vision problems.
I recommend this book to anyone, best book ever. View all 9 comments. I don't think I have ever been this furious, this hopping-mad, indignant, filled with righteous anger, seething with a Jane Eyre type impotent rage, as when I was reading this novel.
Lemme think about it? This is the only one. Because I kinda figured out what was happening and what was the reason behind our hero's tragic condition. What had happened? Now that is something really revolting. Not to mention, unfair. Look, I get it; parenting is hard. Not everyone is cut out to be parent I don't think I have ever been this furious, this hopping-mad, indignant, filled with righteous anger, seething with a Jane Eyre type impotent rage, as when I was reading this novel.
Not everyone is cut out to be parents and certainly, some shouldn't even be one. But the level of negligence and utter neglect not only takes the cake but the entire goddamn bakery, too. In fact, it took the Red Riding Hood Bakery, one of my favorite places here in my new personal wasteland.
What do you do when someone who hurts your child is also your child? For sure, no child should be exempt from accountability nor from your succor and more importantly unconditional love and parental support. How do you forgive one while aiding the other? Here, they did one but not the other. The promises made silently, do they get lost in the shuffle somehow? How do you protect a child, and here's a truly important question; how do you punish one, the one who is guilty?
If you are absolving the remorseless one, then you are the one who is guilty, not just someone who benefits from your biased treatment. Our brave protagonist's eyesight was impaired in this book, but it was his parents who were truly blind. In spite of his handicap, he saw things he wasn't supposed to. But despite his skin, he had a thicker skin. Love the grandparents though. More of this kind of YA, please. Very confident writing I must say and I will say the author has a firm grip on his pen.
Watch out for his Crusader, too. One of the best YA around. Read it. Read them both. I guess you'll have to read this novel to know what I am rambling about so incoherently, now don't you? View 1 comment. Feb 28, Cathleen added it. I thought that this book was so metaphoric. I don't think the story is about the blind boy, Paul, though, I think it is about his brother Eric. I think that this story has a shadow of it, showing the actions and thoughts that make up a psychopath.
Eric has caused a lot of trouble by stealing, spray-painting his brother's eyeballs, and killing people. I think that by putting the thought of soccer and football, it relates to all the ki "Tangerine" is about a blind boy who realizes why he is blind.
I think that by putting the thought of soccer and football, it relates to all the kids who don't have a good income and depend on these kinds of sports scholarships, especially Cubans who live in Miami or Latina families in California. I think that these kinds of things, like punching, happens all the time, but this book really helps people come to a sense that they may be killing that kid. May 18, Mango rated it really liked it Shelves: read-for-school.
Not bad! I read this for school, in seventh grade. It was honestly quite good! There were many morals and themes which were portrayed throughout the book. However, there were some parts which were slow, which is why I took off one star. But, otherwise I enjoyed it. It was quite fun discussing this book with my classmates. Jun 12, Alissa rated it did not like it. This book was depressing. It's about a little boy who is mostly blind but can't remember why, and is terrified of his psycho older brother, who everyone else thinks is wonderful.
There's a lot of soccer, and that's the only part I liked. They lived in some crazy little town where weird things happen. In reality, no one would ever want to live there. People die and there is no real moral to the story, although you do eventually found out how he went blind - and it's horrifying. I finished the boo This book was depressing. I finished the book thinking, "Seriously? I can't believe I wasted my time reading that. Jun 23, Freddy rated it it was ok.
I read it in 7th Grade in school as required reading. However, this came in second. This book about a boy who is nearly blind and moves to Florida. The book generally was quite nice. However, I felt the plot was a tad bit weird, and the description of how he was blinded somewhat creepy and icky. However, overall, it was an ok book to read that someone else might hav I read it in 7th Grade in school as required reading. However, overall, it was an ok book to read that someone else might have enjoyed more.
View all 5 comments. Jan 21, Bill rated it really liked it Shelves: young-adult. I live in Tangerine. Well, at least near it. The real town of Tangerine is in Orange County, Florida, about ten miles south of where I live in Lake County, and the resemblances between the fictional town and the real one are close.
That's what drew me to the book, but its story kept me going. There are two boys in this family, who have just moved to a large cookiecutter house in Lake Windsor, a swanky subdivision in this town northwest of Orlando. Older son Erik: football hero, egotistical, nast I live in Tangerine. Older son Erik: football hero, egotistical, nasty.
Archetypal older brother. Younger son, Paul, our hero: introspective, alert, insightful, analytical, and - oh, yeah - a fierce soccer player, a strength ignored by the football-crazy father and tolerated by the social climbing mother.
He wears thick glasses, and there's a mystery here: something in his past caused his eye problems, but no one talks about it and he can't remember. Tangerine the town is a character in the story, too, because it was the heart of the tangerine business in Florida, and its original residents are Latino families of a different social class. Paul discovers that the soccer team at Tangerine is better - and meaner - than the one at Lake Windsor, and he asks for a transfer.
As the story develops, we see Paul generate deep relationships with Tangerine and its students as Erik demonstrates his truly evil nature. Erik almost becomes a football star, but falls in a stunning ending. Paul learns about true friendship and leadership - and discovers why he has eye trouble.
Occasionally you realize this book was written 15 years ago the tech stuff gives it away , but the story is timeless, so that makes no difference. No "social problems" creep in - no drugs, no pregnancies, no hint of sexuality. The story is about how kids get along, and about soccer. It's well constructed, well written, worth a read. Jan 25, David Gutierrez rated it it was amazing. I wrote a status update for this book, but it didn't update as I put "I've finished this book" instead So sad I cri evry tim.
So part three of this book is the best part! It gets so tense and extremely suspenseful near the end. It has some extremely funny parts and some sad parts. It finally reveals why Paul has impaired vision. Erik did not get his proper punishment, I felt li Fudge! Erik did not get his proper punishment, I felt like he too, should have been arrested. It ends off with Paul and his mom at the mall, and Paul going to the Church school thing. I didn't like that Luis died, I felt he should have been a much more major character.
He is the tangerine so why isn't he a major character, he would have connected very well with Paul. I also dislike the fact that Paul has no girlfriend, when I heard about Kerri back in page I thought they would have been dating. Overall the book is very good and I definitely recommended to anyone who is interested in a comedic, mystery and action type of book. View all 3 comments. Mar 04, Tracy rated it liked it. The sibling conflict in "Tangerine" is raw, heartbreaking, frightening, and maddening.
Bloor reveals the pivotal source of the conflict in slow, re-captured memories, until the climax, when the main character, Paul, understands both the past and the present. Bloor wrestles with the past and present throughout the book -- in form and content; at times, he loses command of past-tense and present-tense forms and the sense of timing and narrative flow falls out of whack. Paul's first-person POV acce The sibling conflict in "Tangerine" is raw, heartbreaking, frightening, and maddening.
Paul's first-person POV accentuates the reader's perception of the wicked older brother and heartless parents. He is an unreliable narrator, albeit a likable one, because of his limited life experiences, poor vision, and hazy memories. Bloor's character development is rich and steady-handed. The reader can see these people living in Tangerine, Florida, and feel for their situations or marvel at their short-sightedness.
Bloor taps the reader's desire to cheer for the underdog -- a desire for fairness and truth -- to keep the pages turning. Jan 08, Dondee Gocongg rated it it was amazing. Warning this review has spoiler. So in the part 3 Paul goes and jump at a couch right and the get called to the principal.
They got a X-ray right then he get xspelled. Erik goes to jail yeah to jail. Feb 23, Arturo added it. This is the best book ever. Crosby Warren Excuse me what planet are you livng on? Sep 10, Simi Sunny rated it it was amazing. I've read this before, but I didn't get to finish the whole book. So I decided to reread it from beginning to end. It surely brought me back old memories, but, more importantly, it hit me with a surprise.
What's worse was that he couldn't play soccer because the program was holding him back. Also, teachers alike were treating him as someone "special" who needs care. I know I've read this before, but I didn't get to finish the whole book. I know he felt in a way because I was in IEP in both middle school and high school, how I've been treated differently and the fact that I couldn't learn stuff that other kids were because it was "too hard for me to understand.
I guess that's one reason why I loved this book. But throughout the story, Paul gets to meet new friends and start fresh. And hopefully, he'll begin to be confident in himself which he shows showing how much he's improving. I mean, outside of his home, Paul's never scared. But when Erik, his big brother, comes around, he hides. I'm sure it's because something terrible happened to him, and it involves around Erik. It's too bad that everyone, especially his parents, were so oblivious and paid more attention to Erik and his future but not Paul, which saddens me.
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