Analysis Of Paul's Family In Tangerine

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To continue, Paul’s family in Tangerine comes to have a better understanding of Paul through the gaining of sight and the uncovering of truth and lies throughout the book. Unlike Paul, his Mom and Dad have trouble seeing beyond the curtain of lies that cover their lives. For instance after a tragic death of the loss of Mike Costello Erik Fisher, Paul’s brother, and Arthur Bauer, Erik’s goon, joke about it then they change their psycho demeanor as soon as they go inside “ Erik and Arthur continued on through the patio doors, passing them through them into Mom’s world, changing their ghoulish routine about Mike Costello into one about the National Honors Society, or student government, or some other bull for Mom’s ears” (113). The quote indicates