2009 “A Journey through Life” Life is all about choices. Even the simplest choice could turn a situation around and further affect the future of an individual forever. I found Willa Cather’s short story “A Wagner Matinee” very interesting. It deals with different levels of choices‚ some which might affect the character’s life slightly‚ while other choices may affect their entire lifetime. The way the story is written makes the
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Understanding “Paul’s Case” through Structuralism Willa Cather presents “Paul’s Case” using vivid symbolism and language to depict Paul‚ his personality‚ his environment‚ as well as his life style. Willa Cather does not directly state Paul’s feelings‚ but through the use of language and symbols we can imply many things about Paul‚ and the type of person he is. Using structuralism and semiotics to analyze Paul’s case provides the opportunity to take certain concepts in the story and understand the
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symbolism Willa Cather incorporated into the story is crucial to understanding the way Paul’s character progresses from beginning to end. In the beginning of the story Paul feels anxious about the things he wants and longs for in life‚ while at the same time feeling distraught towards the way he was currently living. The luxurious lifestyles of musicians and hotels that they stayed symbolized his admiration for their lifestyles. This explains Paul’s fancy for hotels later in the story. As Cather states
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what their favorite book is like when acted out on the screen. Willa Cather’s "Paul’s Case" is a good example of a work adapted to video. The movie has slight differences from the book‚ but the director Lamont Johnson follows the original closely. Most movies that are inspired by books hold some relation to the author’s version‚ but are changed to fit the director’s vision and perhaps make the movie more presentable. "Paul’s Case" the movie‚ beginning to the end‚ is basically the same‚ but slight
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Paul’s Case The Literary Element of Symbolism Several examples of symbolism are represented in Cather’s story. For example‚ Paul often wears a red carnation on his shirt. These flowers represent Paul himself. Early in the story Paul wears a red carnation when he talks with his teachers. They see this as him being rebellious‚ and they would be correct in their assumption. We see the flowers again at the end of the story. By this time the weather is cold and Paul’s flowers have died. Also‚ Paul buries
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“Paul’s Case” written by Willa Cather not only offers an entertaining read with content which at first glance can come off as merely a story‚ but when read closely it becomes evident that there are substantial themes being explored through Cather’s protagonist‚ Paul‚ along with his predicament. Paul‚ a young boy living on Cordelia Street‚ a place that quite inordinately contradicts his frequent exotic fantasies‚ sets course toward tragedy when he begins to realize he can no longer remain within the
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O’ Pioneers! By: Willa Carther After reading the novel‚ O Pioneers! it was hard to judge whether it was a tragedy or a triumph. The only way I see it as a tragedy is that Emil and Maria died. I knew‚ since page six of the book that they were going to be together. It kind of broke my heart to see later on that she had married someone else. But when her and Emil got shot‚ I thought it may finish as a tragedy. But overall‚ I would see it as a triumph in the way that the Bergsons finally got what
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The Character of Paul in Willa Cather’s "Paul’s Case" Pulitzer Prize winner author Willa Cather’s story Paul’s Case tells the story of a boy‚ Paul‚ who is disgusted by his current situation. He admires and envies the wealthy people that he encounters during his employment as an usher at Carnegie Hall in Pittsburgh‚ and considers their lives to be perfect. He is suspended from school early in the story for being disruptive‚ that is‚ voicing his opinions on school and anything else he considers below
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Paul’s Case is about a boy named Paul. The story takes place in the 19th century steel era. Paul goes to 4 different places. He goes to his home‚ the theatre where he works‚ New York‚ and then New Jersey. Paul doesn’t like his home and he is always fighting with his dad because he doesn’t understand Paul. Paul thinks that the theatre is more of a home to him then his actual home and there are many theatres in New York so he decides to go to New York‚ not just for the theatres but to also get away
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In her short story “Paul’s Case‚” Willa Cather’s use of red carnations serves as a symbol for her protagonist Paul’s own life. The carnations‚ alongside the significance of the color red‚ appear multiple times throughout the story. They exemplify the statement Cather makes about how people and objects who attempted to live a different kind of life in the early twentieth century were not rewarded. Cather cleverly takes advantage of her third person omniscient narration to provide the reader with different
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