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Character Analysis In Edward Bloor's Tangerine

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Geometric Character Analysis is a technique that allows to explain the differences among two or more characters, by using geometric shapes to better clearly, and precisely present the key points in their personality, and/or relationships. Not only a basic shape can be used, but a variety of shapes, colors , sizes , and lines essential to provide an effective mechanism to explain in a compelling way, differences, similarities, and more. In this case the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor has two characters, Eric Fisher and Paul Fisher who don’t have very much in common, but by using symbolism to effectively represent their personality traits and relationship you can understand who they are in different way, possibly finding something you may not

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