Tangerine by Edward BloorPaul's father is a civil engineer. His appointment in Tangerine County prompts the Fisher family to move there. An added incentive(for Paul's father) is the attitude towards football of the local newspaper and the proximity of good colleges. This is because Paul's father is engaged in what Paul calls the Erik Fisher Football Dream. The Erik Fisher Football Dream has been a menacing part of Paul's life for a long time. Erik is good at football, very good. He is not a good person though. He finds a sidekick for his football dream and the two terrorize whoever gets in thier way. Paul is scared of them. Paul thinks he has reason to be scared of them, but he's not sure of the why. He has flashbacks of scary things which seem to related to the time his eyesight was hurt and he got stuck with his current glasses.
Paul's eyesight is the worst aspect of this book. That Paul's eyes were hurt is a major part of the story, but just what Paul's eyesight is remains unclear. Paul's mother says that he's legally blind- but legally blind means that he can't see even with his glasses on, and Paul says he can see just fine.
Question: Should children be held responsible for their wrongdoings? Does age matter?
Haunting reading
