Analysis Of Paul's Case Willa Cather

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Courtney Duban
English 202
4/27/14
“Paul’s Case” By Willa Cather

In the short story, “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather”, a young male named Paul, has his own life of dreams but consequences that later come with it. Paul is obsessed with money, thinking that money is the only thing in life that makes life better. Paul is later tangled up in the” high class” life and ends up making his way through by stealing money. He then runs away to New York to experience his life dreams until he ends up taking his own life.
In the beginning of the story, the story tells us how Paul is seen and how awkward Paul is from others. “Paul was tall for his age and very thin, with high, cramped, shoulders and a narrow chest. His eyes were remarkable for a certain hysterical brilliancy and he continually used them in a conscious, theatrical sort of way, peculiarly offensive in a boy” (111). Paul’s dad ends up calling the school to tell them that there is something wrong with his son “…and confessed his perplexity about his son” (111), which le...

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