“Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather is a story about a teenage boy named Paul who does not fit into his home town because he feels like he does not belong, which is where sympathy for him occurs even if the reader can not relate. Paul is in a sense different than the people in his town and may seem a bit strange from an outside point of view. His “case” is that he wants to live the high life as an upper class citizen but he does not want to earn it for he feels it is his birthright. One of the main reasons that Paul is a misfit is his temperament. Unlike most teenage boys he is more feminine than average and a bit odd.…
Paul’s Case is about a boy named Paul. The story takes place in the 19th century steel era. Paul goes to 4 different places. He goes to his home, the theatre where he works, New York, and then New Jersey. Paul doesn’t like his home and he is always fighting with his dad because he doesn’t understand Paul. Paul thinks that the theatre is more of a home to him then his actual home and there are many theatres in New York so he decides to go to New York, not just for the theatres but to also get away from his dad. The story is Person vs. Society because Paul is always getting into trouble and his teachers hate him and are embarrassed and angry that they have a student that behaves like that. Also, his dad is basically against him and he isn’t a supportive guy. In Paul’s Case Cather contrasts imagery of place that reflects Paul’s struggle by describing how Paul feels about each place.…
In the beginning of the novel, the importance of the setting was so the main plot could take place. Without the setting of a neighborhood our main character, Michael, may not have benn able to fire his new rifle and have killed someone in the process. Other events such as the incident in the garage at the beginning effected how he felt during the party. During the party the setting of a crowded…
In the story “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather, we are given an insight to Paul’s life of supposed unhappiness and how he will go to an extreme to find peace and be happy, no matter the cost. The rising action and plot points begin right away in this story when it starts by showing us the trouble Paul is having and causing at school. Exposition and plot points are introduced throughout the first half of the story as we learn about his home, school life, likes, dislikes and enemies, which to Paul his enemies and dislikes are his teachers and school. Paul is the main character in this story who has a serious dislike of his schoolteachers…
The Setting: The story takes place in Hillsboro. Most of the story takes place in the Hillsboro courthouse but sometimes outside.…
A choice made by Paul was when he told the police about when Arthur hit Louis with a black jack and killed him. It affected Paul that he felt more confident. The choice was made because Paul wanted Arthur to go to jail for killing his friend. Paul’s reaction felt weird because he never told the police about a murder before. Paul's effect was that he felt good about himself that he helped solve a murder case.…
A setting about the impact of the setting is, “in the city that the four men live is not an ideal place you would not want to live in.” There are a few reasons why this setting affects the lives of the four men. My first reason is the in that area the en live in call it a “lockup” in New York which does not sound very pleasant. In that city, there is a lot of crime and violence, which most people do not want. For instance, there is a man murdered and robbed for money at his own convenient store. In addition, Steve (the protagonist) is in detention center willing to take his life so he would spend a day in jail. I do not think it would not happen in any other setting but the likely hood of it being in a different setting there would be a different plot. Such as if, the setting was in a wealthy neighborhood. There is a less of a chance not of crime and violence in that setting. An example to support this says, “The best time is to cry at night, when the lights are out and someone is getting beaten up screaming for help.”…
It is very important to know your own personal limitations, likewise, it is important to know how your personal decisions can and will affect you and others around you.…
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.…
Paul had a “thorn in the flesh.” What was this thorn in the flesh? Does the Bible say? Does Paul say?…
How can others choices impact you? Choices are decisions made by a human, it can be for their good or it can make things worst. Those can not only impact them but it can make thing impact you in a good or bad way too. Paul’s family’s choices impact Paul by making him legally blind, Paul hating himself, and Paul not having a good relationship with his dad.…
Another reason that people like Paul Schneider would like to take a journey on the Mississippi River is because of its rich history. As stated by Paul, “We put in a few miles south of St. Louis but we didn’t know precisely how far we were going to go down the Father of Water”. Paul refers to the Mississippi River as the “Father of Rivers”. The Mississippi River is the largest river in the United States, the three greatest tributaries are the Missouri, the Upper Mississippi and the Ohio River. These three rivers make up the Mississippi and support the civilizations built beside the coast. One of such civilizations is the Mississippian Culture. As Paul states, the Mississippian Culture is a city of mounds built a thousand years ago. The Mississippi…
Slavery is spoken of all throughout the Holy Scriptures. One account is in the book of Philemon. In Philemon, Paul is writing to Philemon, a local slave owner, encouraging him to take back his runaway slave, Onesimus. Philemon contains the ingredients to change whole societies if understood in the correct light. In order to understand Paul’s request to Philemon, we must examine the societal…
The Jesus trial before Pilate with that of Paul before Pilate’s successors showed that the Roman government and the local ruler concluded that the accused has committed no crime. Paul was in jail for two years under the governors of Felix and Festus. While the corrupt Felix awaits an expected bribe. Festus won over Felix as Roman government and Paul was given a new trial.…
Paul begins this first segment of verse fourteen with a short kerygmatic statement: “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose.” Some Pauline scholars point out that this clause is meant to be understood as a series of events that factually occurred, even though it begins with the word “if.” The word “if,” according to some scholars, should be understood more accurately as “since.” This small faith statement is important because it is intended as an assurance that points forward toward a future event. Another point that Paul is trying to make with the use of this kerygmatic phrase is that Christ’s death and resurrection are real and not some sort of euphemism. Since his crucifixion and rising from the dead is authentic, it is, therefore,…