Paul from closer reading of the texts almost sounds like he may have mental problems, ones that he got apart from the rocking horse. I would probably call it Schizophrenia. The whispering Paul noticed is a clear symptom of mental instability. Other factors contributing to this is that he had such bizzare behavior, he heard and saw things that weren’t there. As well Paul was always seemingly isolated, he couldn’t please the people around him and he was never pleased with himself. He had problems paying attention, strong beliefs that weren’t real, his own hallucinations and his thoughts that would jump between different spaces. The whispering that Paul experienced just added to whatever problem Paul had, it only made him that much more
Paul from closer reading of the texts almost sounds like he may have mental problems, ones that he got apart from the rocking horse. I would probably call it Schizophrenia. The whispering Paul noticed is a clear symptom of mental instability. Other factors contributing to this is that he had such bizzare behavior, he heard and saw things that weren’t there. As well Paul was always seemingly isolated, he couldn’t please the people around him and he was never pleased with himself. He had problems paying attention, strong beliefs that weren’t real, his own hallucinations and his thoughts that would jump between different spaces. The whispering that Paul experienced just added to whatever problem Paul had, it only made him that much more