What is it like to be legally blind? Can it lower confidence? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul, the main characters feels different than everyone else because of his vision troubles. Paul changes during the novel; when Paul first moves to Tangerine, he has low-self esteem, but as his confidence builds, he learns that he is strong and can stand up for himself.
“I’m sorry, but there’s no way we can justify putting a handicapped student in the goal, of all places, where he could get his head kicked in.” Paul isn’t confident about his achievements, such as soccer. In fact, Paul knows he’s good at being a soccer goalie, but his self esteem lowers when Coach Walski tells Paul he can’t play on the team because Paul is “handicapped”
“I’m sorry, but there’s no way we can justify putting a handicapped student in the goal, of all places, where he could get his head kicked in.” Paul isn’t confident about his achievements, such as soccer. In fact, Paul knows he’s good at being a soccer goalie, but his self esteem lowers when Coach Walski tells Paul he can’t play on the team because Paul is “handicapped”