Paul's Case by Willa Carter

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• Alienation in "Paul s Case" By Willa Cather Essay

  ...Alienation, as defined by the Webster's Dictionary, "is the act of estrangement or withdrawing affections" - www.dictionary.com. There are many factors that lead to the alienation of humans and alienation can take many forms, within a family or within society. When a person is considered 'different', they are pushed out of society and because of this become withdrawn and eventually find themselves even more abnormal. In the short story, "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather, the main character Paul struggles with societies limited view of 'normal'. Paul is jaded by society; he does not fit in as an individual and therefore becomes a different person. Society causes people to create a fantasy world or a lie that they can escape to in order to find happiness when they feel they are not accepted by those around them. People try to fit in so that they are accepted by others. When a person cannot fit in they adapt so that those around them will accept them. Many people make up things about themselves, or make up a separate lifestyle, when they do this they are changing who they are and are therefore making it harder for society to accept them for who they truly are. By trying to be someone they are not, they make it difficult for others to see them as an individual and instead see them as a follower. People change themselves and all that they stand for so that others will change others their views of them, by changing their morals no longer...

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• Paul s Case Essay

  ...Laura Clauser 9/18/2008 Lit 42 The Emotional Place of “Paul’s Case” The main character, a challenging adolescent boy named Paul, has an almost inexplicable ability at irritating every person he comes in contact with. He finds his education trivial, a sense of superiority towards his peers, and a general distaste for everything in his suburban neighborhood on Cordelia Street. At first glance, Paul appears to be suffering from the typical adolescent angst. However, his actions and frame of mind are better defined by Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPR). Paul demonstrates several symptoms of this mental illness such as, “preoccupation with fantasies that focus on unlimited success, power, intelligence, beauty or love, the belief that he or she is “special” and unique, and can only be understood by other special people, envy of others or a belief that others are envious of him or her, and arrogant behavior and/or attitude” (Cleveland Clinic). In this paper, I will focus on how Paul’s character demonstrates certain symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, specifically the preoccupation with fantasies that focus on unlimited success, power, intelligence, beauty or love, the belief that he or she is “special” and unique, and can only be understood by other special people, and his arrogant behavior and attitude in relation to his love for New York and his hate for Pittsburg. Paul feels as if he is trapped in a...

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• Paul s Case Essay

  ...Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" is a story about a young 16 year-old man, Paul, who is motherless and alienated. Paul's lack of maternal care has led to his alienation. He searches for the aesthetics in life that that he doesn't get from his yellow wallpaper in his house and his detached, overpowering father figure in his life. Paul doesn't have any interests in school and his only happiness is in working at Carnegie Hall and dreams of one-day living the luxurious life in New York City. Paul surrounds himself with the aesthetics of music and the rich and wealthy, as a means to escape his true reality. In Paul's true reality he has a lack of interest in school. His disinterest in school stems from the alienation and isolation he has in life. This disinterest in school reflects Paul's alienation because of the unusual attention he receives there that he doesn't get at home. In class one day he was at the chalkboard and "his English teacher had stepped to his side and attempted to guide his hand" (Cather 1). Paul, at the moment of being touched, stepped backwards suddenly and put his hands behind his back. In other classes he looks out the window during lectures and pays little attention to his teacher's lessons. Paul, growing up without a mother figure in his life, is unaccustomed to any affection or care from his teachers that mothers tend to give. Therefore, his alienation is...

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• Paul s Case Essay

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• Paul s Case Essay

  ...Paul’s Case: A Struggle in Self-Identity. Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case,” is filled with both symbolism and hidden meaning. Inferences can be made regarding Paul’s sexuality, apparent learning disabilities, abusive father, and motherless household. While there are countless things that go unspoken in the story, a theme of struggling to find one’s self-identity is prevalent throughout. Cather explores the struggle between individuality and conformity, going into further analysis by showing how Paul’s search for individuality leads not only to his isolation but subsequent depression and eventual suicide. Set in Pittsburghin the early 1900s, the story depicts the dull and conformist overtones the Industrial Revolution and steel industry cast over the city. Carnegie had recently created his steel empire, employing most of the town in the steel mills to work long hours at monotonous jobs. Due to the long working hours combined with low wages, there was little time or money for cultural activities to develop. Despite these challenges, Carnegie was also a philanthropist and established many artistic venues with his wealth; (Hicks)Carnegie Hall being one of prevalence in the story and most well known today. Although these activities were generally only available for the social elite, their presence alone created aspirations and imagination material for the working class....

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• Carter Case Essay

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• Carter case Essay

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• Paul s Case by Willa Cather An Analysis Essay

  ...Mark McLaughlin 4/29/2008 “Paul's Case” An Essay “Paul's Case” by Willa Cather, is a case of a suicide. Paul, the main character of this story, displayed many warning signs to the readers of his psychological state of mind, but did he show the typical warning signs of a suicide? He most diffidently did not. This is not a text book case of suicide and is rather shocking. The typical psychological warning signs of a suicide, taken from, www.allexperts.com/psycology/suicid ,are acting withdrawn, reckless, abusing alcohol, suffering form a major loss, and verbal warnings. Of course, this is a generic list and Paul fits into most of this categories in some way or another, but he did not warns us verbally. On the contrary, in the story's dialog and in his thoughts, he makes us think he enjoys a certain way of life and deems everything else meaningless and dull. These makes the conclusion of this short story quite unexpected . Paul always had an idea of the kind of person he wanted to be. It is mentioned in the quote, “Everything [Paul's new clothes, and accommodations] was perfect; he was exactly the kind of boy he had always wanted to be”. This, “kind of boy”, is the clue reveling that in his mind, the image of himself had a perception of which was different of what he was at Cordelia Street. The challenge of life is to become what you want to be...

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