All the lies you’ve told, all the lies you’ve been told, the burden, the weight. What can set you free? The truth. As you break free from the prison you made yourself, leaving the demons and your thoughts behind who scream your name trying to pull you back. But there's no turning back as the truth shall set you free.
In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor, lies, guilt, burdens, conflict, and allusions surround the characters in their everyday day lives. Like Erik disguises himself with a different mask everyday, hiding his true feelings. Acting like he’s the toughest of them all when in reality he is a nobody. This is how he expresses his messages. You have to see the real picture to really understand it. And how Paul told the truth about the murder of Luis Cruz done by Arthur Bauer ordered from Erik Fisher. Confronting …show more content…
How Antoine Thomas came forward and spoke the truth. The guilt of his sister not being able to get published on a newspaper because he played on the football team at Lake Windsor while he lived in Tangerine. Along with other reasons of course, like betraying both Tangerine and Lake Windsor. But now Shandra doesn’t have to hide it anymore, she can be on newspapers without the need to hide. Both siblings can now have a bit more freedom with their success in sports. This proves that because Antoine chose to tell the truth, both him and his sister do not have to carry the burden of keeping their identities down.
To me the quote “the truth shall set you free” means that once you tell the truth, and the guilt is removed, then your conscience is cleared. You don’t feel that weight holding you down anymore, the guilt that’s eating you alive. Instead you can feel free again without the chains holding you back. Like Paul, Erik, and Antoine let the lies go and the truth free, I did too. Where do you get in life by lying, vandalizing, jail, and etc. so let it go and let it
In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor, lies, guilt, burdens, conflict, and allusions surround the characters in their everyday day lives. Like Erik disguises himself with a different mask everyday, hiding his true feelings. Acting like he’s the toughest of them all when in reality he is a nobody. This is how he expresses his messages. You have to see the real picture to really understand it. And how Paul told the truth about the murder of Luis Cruz done by Arthur Bauer ordered from Erik Fisher. Confronting …show more content…
How Antoine Thomas came forward and spoke the truth. The guilt of his sister not being able to get published on a newspaper because he played on the football team at Lake Windsor while he lived in Tangerine. Along with other reasons of course, like betraying both Tangerine and Lake Windsor. But now Shandra doesn’t have to hide it anymore, she can be on newspapers without the need to hide. Both siblings can now have a bit more freedom with their success in sports. This proves that because Antoine chose to tell the truth, both him and his sister do not have to carry the burden of keeping their identities down.
To me the quote “the truth shall set you free” means that once you tell the truth, and the guilt is removed, then your conscience is cleared. You don’t feel that weight holding you down anymore, the guilt that’s eating you alive. Instead you can feel free again without the chains holding you back. Like Paul, Erik, and Antoine let the lies go and the truth free, I did too. Where do you get in life by lying, vandalizing, jail, and etc. so let it go and let it