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Analysis Of Tangerine By Edward Bloor

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In the story “Tangerine” by Edward Bloor, Paul is characterized as an observant and introverted character who has the gift of knowing who a person really is. Even though Paul’s parents choose to be the ignorant people they are, they really don’t believe what Paul sees since they think that he’s visually impaired. According to page 63 of “Tangerine”, “You told them I’m handicapped! You told them I’m visually impaired!” Paul’s parents had told his teachers that h was visually impaired and now Coach Walski kicked Paul off the team for just that reason. On page 4 of “Tangerine” it states, “But I can see. I can see everything. I can see things that Mom and Dad can’t. Or won’t.” This just leads back to Paul being very observant and being able to

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