The book Tangerine is a realistic fiction novel by Edward Bloor, the big picture shows how the truth is better to use and how the use of lies influences the Fisher family with dark secrets. In Tangerine, the motif of sight is used to show the reader the different characteristics of each person in the novel. Throughout the book, Bloor uses sight to show what can be seen with the eyes and what can’t be seen with the mind. In the novel, the main character was a boy named Paul Fisher, who was visually impaired because of his brother Erik the protagonist, spray-painted Paul’s eyes when they were younger. The motif of sight influenced Paul’s friends, his family, and Paul himself.
To begin with, the motif of sight played a large role with Paul’s
