Analysis of Paul’s Case “Paul’s Case‚” by Willa Cather tells the story of a young boy who is disillusioned by his suburban lifestyle. A constant nuisance to his teacher’s‚ Paul belittles the world around him with a sort of arrogance. He sees his life as gray and ubearably plain; he only takes comfort in the luxuries of the world as is evident when he is dressing for his job ushering at the theatre; he was “always considerably excited while be dressed”. There‚ Paul is no longer the suburban boy
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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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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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Neighbour Rosicky By Willa Cather (pg 1831-1852) At first glance‚ Neighbour Rosicky appears to be a short story about a farmer and his family; however‚ there is much more beneath the surface. Rosicky is a representation of immigrants‚ in general. He is the epitome of the "American Dream‚" with slight alterations. The "American Dream" is supposed to be about having a loving spouse with 2 children‚ a little dog‚ and a white picket fence; however‚ people have added in wealth and larger houses to
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Willa Cather does a tolerable job shaping the story of “The Sculptor’s Funeral.” There are many characters with hidden meanings that flow through the story. Set in the early 1920’s‚ Cather tells of a young artist’s deceased body adventuring home with a mysterious follower. She speaks of the hidden meanings of the townspeople. Although the beginning is somewhat dry and slow‚ the scheme shifts toward the middle and end. Cather begins the story by outlining the men awaiting the sculptors body
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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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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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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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The majority of "O Pioneers!" reflects on the life of the writer‚ Willa Cather. Cather at the time thrived in a man’s world. Cather lived in a time when everyone thought men should do all the work and the women should stay at home‚ a romantic view. Due to her naturalistic mindset‚ she believed that women can thrive and achieve anything a man could causing her to lead and set the goal of women everywhere in the time period. "O Pioneers!" was written by a naturalistic woman‚ so anyone would assume
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