Paul's Case By Willa Cather Analysis

The book, All Quiet On The Western Front, by Erich Remarque, tells what happens to a group of German teenagers during World War I. Throughout this novel, Remarque has certain symbols for objects in the book that represent or mean something. For example, Kemmerich’s boots symbolized death. That’s just one example but there are a bunch more symbols and they all have connections to each other.

Missoula, Montana in the 1930’s was far from similar to Classical Greece and Rome, yet similar tragic characters were woven into legend. Though he may not have had a royal entourage or battle for the crown, Paul Maclean’s life was a tragedy, though in a different way. Due to his stature, potential, tragic flaw, and recognition and acceptance of his fate, Paul Maclean was a classic tragic hero.

This is a realistic fiction novel written by Edward Bloor named Tangerine. This novel is about the main character Paul Fisher uncovering the truth, revealing the dark secrets his family kept from him, and growing in his understanding of his friends, family, and himself. The motif of sight is paul and although he his partially blind, he can see the dark secrets his family kept from him and also can't see thing in all of his friends, family,and himself. Through the motif of sight, Paul and has a strong growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself.

From the content of books to the songs on the radio, art serves to provide a reflection of the world. Behind every design, there are great chains connecting the art to the artist to the artist 's inspirations and so on as far as the eye can see. In Jonathan Lethem 's The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism, he emphasizes these unseen connections. "My search had led me from a movie, to a book, to a play, to a website, and back to a book." (Lethem 212). Here, Lethem describes the great journey he took as he attempted to track down the origin of a famous quote, but even this impressive path is nothing compared to all the influences that were combined in such a small piece of art. Every single artist that had touched the quote drew inspiration

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a severe and devastating condition that develops in a child due to exposure to alcohol while in the womb. Symptoms of the syndrome range from physical deformities to mental disabilities. Several birth defects caused by fetal alcohol syndrome are seen in the protagonist of The Rocking Horse Winner, Paul. Paul suffers from slight facial deformities, schizophrenia, and behavioral problems. Altogether his disabilities provide evidence that his mother consumed alcohol while pregnant with him. Paul’s gambling addiction and schizophrenia are the result of brain deformities caused by fetal alcohol syndrome. On top of that, Paul’s mother not being able to feel love for her children provides evidence that she drank during the

In “The Trouble with Poetry”, and “Introduction to Poetry” Billy Collins focuses on the issue of forced inspiration, and the lack of appreciation readers, and aspiring poets have for the feel of poetry.

How did society impact Sheldon? Let me tell you of a man named Sheldon, he fought against societies views on drugs his whole life until it was too late and he realized it was pointless. In the autobiography ‘Confessions of a Dope Dealer’ author, Sheldon Norberg introduces readers in the beginning of the story to himself as a 14 year old who was against drugs. However, his views quickly change as the story progresses, and he experiences life through the assistance of mind-expanding substances. Sheldon was a rebel of sorts; he spent most of his life fighting societies views on drugs by using, to growing, to selling. Sheldon later on came to realize he had wasted his time; as he witnessed his brother lose his job from being, “Tooo wasted,”(Norberg,

The main point of this story, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, is how the people that society look down upon see things from different points of view. An example of this is the main character, Paul, who society looks down upon, as they consider him blind, however, he often sees what others do not and has excessive knowledge of the world around him. Even though he sees everything, he does not say what he knows and others do not ask him, for they believe he has no knowledge of the problems. After moving to Tangerine, he sees his brother doing horrible things and his parents none the wiser. His friend suffers at the hands of his brother and consequently, ends up dying, and afterwards, Paul feels much guilt for the words unsaid. Since many people look down upon Paul, he notices facts and clues society does not, however, he fears saying something, in which causes his friend to end up dying

Addiction is a condition in which a person is compelled to continue an act even if it interferes with ordinary life responsibilities. Life with addiction can become overwhelming and even stressful because there is such a need for a specific item. Addictions cause harm, abuse, fatality, behavioral problems such as, aggressiveness, loss of self-control and paranoia. In “Sonny’s Blues” we see a different type of addiction than what we see in “A River Runs Through It.” In “Sonny’s Blues” Sonny was addicted to heroine, a drug that triggers a release of dopamine into the brain. In the story “A River Runs Through It” Paul was caught in the wrath of alcohol and gambling. Addiction overtakes Paul’s life in “A River Runs Through It” by excessive drinking

In the book tangerine the main character paul is affected by the choices he makes, as well as the choices the people around him make. Paul has just moved to tangerine florida, now he has to start a whole new school with lots of new people. Since moving to lake windsor downs paul has started to uncover secrets that have been kept from him for quite some time. How did the choices of the characters in tangerine effect paul as the main character in the book? Why are these choices so important?

Willa Cather’s short story, “Paul’s Case” is about a young man who is determined to make his aspirations a reality by all means necessary. That meant being deceitful as a start of gaining control and social status and telling lies to get to where he felt like he belonged, but where did he belong? This desire was the beginning of a journey that would eventually leave him with nothing. There is something unusual about Paul, something that can only be explained by his demeanor and actions throughout the story. With that said, I intend to construct a complete character analysis of Paul as he searches for satisfaction.

I enjoy following the journeys of Paul Baumer. Out of all the characters in All

Tragedy―a timeless phenomenon. Sometimes used in fiction to entertain, yet sometimes induces great suffering for real people. The genre of Greek tragedy is a staple of Ancient Greek culture, and its influence continues to be seen in fiction today. In Beloved, Toni Morrison tackles the story of African Americans post-Civil War. Traditionally, and stereotypically, people today perceive the end of the Civil War as a concrete turning point for the lives of African Americans at the time, as if their quality of life improved immediately after the war. However, Morrison dispels such a notion by framing Beloved as a work of suffering, repression, and tragedy. She uses the framework of Greek tragedies to illustrate the lingering and traumatic effects

Beckett thinks that “the modern artist” is like someone in a trap because there is nothing to express but the main artist’s work, paradoxically, is to express. Meanwhile, he considers living as a suffering, hope is brutal, and existence may be disgusting, but when humans realize this wisdom, life can be bearable ( Esslin 19).

D.H. Lawrence’s short story “A Rocking-Horse Winner” goes beyond just telling a story about a young boy and his rocking-horse. What begins as a young boy’s hope of finally obtaining his mother’s love leads to an unexpected ending which leaves the mother feeling shocked. Throughout the short story, Lawrence uses a child named Paul in order to portray how people will often push themselves beyond their limits to fulfill a loved one’s desires. Lawrence reveals the character of Paul and his longing for his mother’s love through his determination and obsession, his secretive and trusting nature, and his mother’s inability to love.