In Tangerine County, Florida Paul and his family run into conflicts not only with each other, but with school, friends, and their community. Paul’s brother Erik is the star of the family and usually always gets what he wants. Paul who is the “nobody” in his family, finally get his chance to shine, but deals with tragic things along the way. Paul’s mom and dad also run into problems of their own; they deal with stressful work, Paul, Erik, and the Erik Fisher Football Dream. In the novel, Tangerine, Edward Bloor uses exemplary heroism and symbolism to convey growth and change.
To begin with, Edward Bloor uses heroism to show growth and change. On page 82 Paul described what happened at his school, “Joey and I dug our heels into the mud about
