Paul’s Case is published by Willa Cather in 1922. She wrote a story about a boy whose dream is to live the “triumphs of the cash boys who became famous.” (W. Cather‚ 217) This dream means a different life out of his vicious circle‚ that is personalized in everything connected with Cordelia Street. But he has created a few windows or portals to carry out his dream; therefore‚ Paul works beside school as an usher at Carnegie Hall‚ where he “loses himself“ (W. Cather‚
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time period‚ there was a move toward mass production but the idea was not accepted by all. Many people detested the idea‚ one of these people being Willa Cather‚ who valued simplicity and intelligence over money and items. This tug-of-war between old values such as art and history‚ and the new values of technology and material wealth‚ is a theme Willa Cather addresses in her book The Professor’s House. The novel is centralized around the St. Peter family: husband and wife‚
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In the 1920’s blue’s classic Ain’t no tellin’‚ blues artist Mississippi John Hurt displays his situation detailing what maybe perhaps his life on the road as a blues artist travelling and performing at different venues throughout a few parts of the country. In attempts to decipher the lyrics‚ I imagined myself in the 1920’s going through rough times perhaps even being slaved but then gaining an opportunity to travel on the road and perform. Personally because I would feel ever so wanderlust and
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In the short story “The Blue Hotel” written by Stephen Crane‚ important themes are exposed such as human behavior‚ violence‚ drugs‚ honesty‚ nature. Through the story‚ Crane presents hints to these themes however; the most prevalent themes are the conflicts between man and society‚ man against nature‚ and the self destructive theme. By examining these themes‚ Crane’s attitude towards life is revealed. The conflict between man versus himself is exhibit in many parts of the story. For example‚ when
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My Antonia by Willa Cather Author: Willa Sibert Cather‚ Nebraska’s most noted author was born in Virginia. At the age of ten she moved with her family to Webster County‚ Nebraska. Many of Cather’s acquaintances and Red Cloud area scenes can be recognized in her writings. Cather wrote poetry‚ short stories‚ essays and novels‚ winning many awards. In 1920 she won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel One of Ours‚ about a Nebraska farm boy who went off to World War I. Willa Cather’s reputation
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In ¡°The Blue Hotel‚¡± Stephen Crane uses various provocative techniques to ensure that the setting adds to the richness of the story. ¡°The Blue Hotel¡± is set in a cold Nebraska town at the Palace Hotel in the late 1800¡¯s‚ but there is more to setting than just when and where a story takes place. In a written work‚ it is the author¡¯s job to vividly depict events in order to keep the reader¡¯s attention and to create colorful mental images of places‚ objects‚ or situations. The story is superbly
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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
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Willa Cather makes an argument for the “modern woman” in My Ántonia (1918) by using the oft brazen sexuality of her female characters. While there are shades of a clearer take on the viability of an independent woman in Lena Lindgard’s aversion to marriage and Antonia’s willful determination as a single mother jilted by her lover‚ Cather uses the increasingly unabashed sensuality of both Ántonia and Lena in the second book of her novel (entitled “The Hired Girls”) as a means by which to capture
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Paul’s Case‚ by Willa Cather‚ is about an insolent teenage boy who lives completely in a fantasy world. Some may say that a little fantasy never hurt anyone‚ but Paul takes his dreaming over the line. In Paul’s mind‚ something registers as either extraordinary or wretched‚ and never is there any medium. This lack of an ability to comprehend "reality" is exactly what separates Paul from any other "normal" teenager. <br> <br>Paul lives on Cordelia Street in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ along with his
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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
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