In the short story “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather the main character, Paul feels entrapped in a life he feels he doesn’t belong in, due to the lack of love. Paul is overcome with feelings of despair because feels his father, teachers and classmates misunderstand him and are unworthy of his company. In the beginning of the story Paul has a meeting with his teachers because he was misbehaving. Paul shows up for …showed first 75 words of 659 total…

…showed last 75 words of 659 total…Just as his beautiful, perfect flowers had shone with radiance and basked in the glory of being beautiful, so did Paul. A flower’s beauty does not last forever. Paul’s experience with high-class life did not last forever. Paul’s true happiness was limited to a few days, or so he thought. Paul’s life lacked love and support was substituted with the flowers that seemed to be the only means of his happiness.