Abe is a strong independent kid as realized by his father after the Paris fashion week, where the kid had a lot of confidence to talk to many different designers after being bullied for the way he looks. He keeps his confidence in himself and expresses who he wants to be when around people he believes to be like him. The reading talks about how Abe wears what he wants and knows exactly who he is. The way he dresses is a reflection of who he is and his confidence. No matter the peer pressure, Abe did not let himself be dragged away from being who he wanted to be. “It was always Abe’s rare gift not just to stand out, and bear up, but to do those things with panache. And the way in which he expressed his difference most reliably, and with the greatest panache, was through dressing up.” Abe is a confident young kid who won’t let people tell him how he should dress. The strength to still be yourself after not fitting in and getting bullied is an incredible testament to Abe and his parents for raising a strong kid.
