"Paul's Case": Willa Cathers
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The story "Paul's Case" describes Willa Cathers belief that in the
early 1900's, economically disadvantaged people were not subject to such a
beautiful atmosphere unlike that of the bourgeoisie. Cathers tells a
story of a young boy who desperately wants to be a part of this world and
then realizes ....
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.... Paul felt to the sight of it all; his ugly
sleeping chamber, the cold bathroom with the grimy zinc tub..." His
school was described with having "bare floors and naked walls".
Paul's uplifting arena was either glaring up at the actors, divas,
or performers at the Schenley Hotel or at the works of art at Carnegie
Hall. Even though he had spent numerous days fantasizing at masterpieces
and stage plays, Paul "had no desire to become an actor, any more thatn he
had to become a musician. He ....
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