...Tangerine Literary Analysis Do you think that it is better to be isolated or to be part of a community? People change a lot including Paul from the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor. This book is about Paul becoming courageous and part of a community.The choices to tell his parents that he wants to go to Tangerine, making the soccer team at Tangerine middle school on page 103, and on page 301 when Tino from the Tangerine soccer team called him ‘brother’ encouraged Paul to become part of a community. At the beginning of the novel, Paul is very isolated from people because of his brother Erik's terrible acts and his parents unsupportiveness. For instance, on page 27, Paul writes, “ ‘Mrs.Fisher,I’d like to get you to fill out an IEP for Paul-an individualized education plan.Being vision impaired,Paul is entitled to take part in our IEP program.Basically we identify Paul's situation,set specific goals for him achieve,and note any special needs he may have.”...
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