The Development Of Paul In Tangerine

Your choices affect who you are as a person. This is the case for Paul in the novel Tangerine. In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, Paul’s choices affect his character’s development. This is shown when he jumps on Coach Warner’s back, also when he confronts his parents about his blindness, and the time when he tells the police what happened to Luis. In the novel, Paul’s choice to jump on the coach's back affects his character. During a school event, Paul jumps off the bleachers and onto Coach Warner’s back. The author writes, “I landed on Coach Warner’s back and held on tight, riding his neck and shoulders” (Bloor 259). This is when Paul finally decides to stand up for what he believes to be right. Although Paul got expelled he found some truth in himself. Also in the student's eyes, Paul was no longer a loser. This is when Paul finally feels comfortable in his own skin. Clearly, Paul’s character is affected by him jumping on the coach’s back.

Paul had just remembered why he was blind, so he walked into his kitchen looked at his parents, and asked, “Do you remember Vincent Castor? From Silver Meadows.”(Bloor 264). His parents are about to try and explain themselves when he yells, “There are questions that need to be answered about these! Am I such a stupid idiot fool that I stared at a solar eclipse for an hour and blinded myself? Is that who I am? Am I that idiot?” (Bloor 264). After some more questions from Paul and answers from the parents, Paul’s parents start to break down crying. Paul now knows the whole truth about his blindness. At the start of the book, Paul Was too scared to confront his parents, but now he had finally gotten the guts to confront them. Obviously, Paul's choice to confound his parent about the reason he was blind affected his