Do you think it’s important to stand up for yourself and be self-confident? In the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher is a self-conscious boy who is visually impaired and goes through many challenges after he moves to Tangerine County, Florida. When Paul first moves to Tangerine, he is self-conscious, but as his confidence builds, he learns to stand up for himself. “I put the box down, quietly and hurried back into my room. I turned on the computer, got into my private journal, and wrote until about eleven o’clock.” (page 12) This infers that Paul is scared of Erik. In conclusion, Paul doesn’t want Erik to hurt him, so he stays in his room all day avoiding Erik. Erik calls Paul Eclipse Boy because Paul believe he lost his eye