5/24/2023 0 Comments Tangerine book edward bloorUnlike the houses in the Lake Windsor development that are built on top of torn-up trees, the groves have a solid foundation. The groves in Tangerine are the one thing connected to the earth by roots. On the other hand it may symbolize a revelation-a bolt of knowledge or clarity-such as the knowledge that Paul experiences in the end of the novel when he finally remembers how Erik damaged his eyes when he was a small child. On the one hand it is a violent shock that shakes up the community, as Erik and Arthur’s aggression does. Lightning can symbolize a couple of different aspects of the novel. Lake Windsor is built on destruction of orange groves its football team is built on the lie of Antoine Thomas the Fisher family is built on the lies of their past. They also symbolize the broader tensions of a community that wants to appear perfect but has major problem. They symbolize the violence smoldering under the surface of Erik’s character. These fires symbolize other forms of suppression and lies in the novel. In Tangerine, muck fires are constantly smoldering under the surface of the earth.
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