Stay On The Track’s
People’s ideals shape the fundamental values of their personality. As people’s ideals mold their opinions and perspective on certain subjects, their behavior changes as well. These certain ideals can shape someone’s personality as an ideal consists of many aspects such as their religion, education standards and attitude amongst other aspects. An ideal has the potential to influence people to focus too keenly on their goals. This tunnel vision has the ability to cause people to become totally and utterly consumed by their beliefs. In addition people’s ideals vary depending on many factors such as their environment and the people they associate themselves with. In the short story “Paul’s Case”, Willa Cather portrays the idea …show more content…
Paul despises the middle class and what it has to offer “The nearer he approached the house, the more absolutely unequal Paul felt to the sight of it all” (175). The mere sight of the street he lives on is enough to upset him. Certain elements that most people would be unbothered by exasperate Paul “it’s horrible yellow wallpaper, the creaking bureau” (174). In this passage he complains of the wallpaper in his house and how upsetting it is to view. Pauls becomes so consumed by his desire for excitement in his life he loathes the idea of an average life most people grow to have “Who also wore thick glasses, and who had now borne him four children, all nearsighted like herself.” (177). This passage explains the family down the road who can not see far into their future but decide to live in the present like any other regular family. Unlike Paul who fears too far into the future he can not see what is right in front of …show more content…
Paul’s ideal causes him to lie to his father, teachers and his acquaintances. Furthermore he also steals money from his father’s boss. His yearning for luxury influences his disgust for anything monotonous. He can not stand anything ordinary, and the idea of looking up to someone of this social class is pitiful. Finally, Paul escapes his reality while being employed at Carnegie Hall and the theatre. As tensions build high and Paul can no longer bear the thought of residing in Pittsburgh any longer, he runs to New York. With no other way out, he leaps in front of a train. Ideals influence behavior in ways such as their pattern of thought, motives and ambition. People’s pattern of thought is motivated by their ideals and what they believe to be true. During the pursuit of truth, people must stay connected to reality. Without this connection, people become so consumed by the chase, that they derail their lives. In order to stay on the tracks, people’s motives keep them tethered toward their true desires. In the end people must not let their lust of escaping reality cloud their true
People’s ideals shape the fundamental values of their personality. As people’s ideals mold their opinions and perspective on certain subjects, their behavior changes as well. These certain ideals can shape someone’s personality as an ideal consists of many aspects such as their religion, education standards and attitude amongst other aspects. An ideal has the potential to influence people to focus too keenly on their goals. This tunnel vision has the ability to cause people to become totally and utterly consumed by their beliefs. In addition people’s ideals vary depending on many factors such as their environment and the people they associate themselves with. In the short story “Paul’s Case”, Willa Cather portrays the idea …show more content…
Paul despises the middle class and what it has to offer “The nearer he approached the house, the more absolutely unequal Paul felt to the sight of it all” (175). The mere sight of the street he lives on is enough to upset him. Certain elements that most people would be unbothered by exasperate Paul “it’s horrible yellow wallpaper, the creaking bureau” (174). In this passage he complains of the wallpaper in his house and how upsetting it is to view. Pauls becomes so consumed by his desire for excitement in his life he loathes the idea of an average life most people grow to have “Who also wore thick glasses, and who had now borne him four children, all nearsighted like herself.” (177). This passage explains the family down the road who can not see far into their future but decide to live in the present like any other regular family. Unlike Paul who fears too far into the future he can not see what is right in front of …show more content…
Paul’s ideal causes him to lie to his father, teachers and his acquaintances. Furthermore he also steals money from his father’s boss. His yearning for luxury influences his disgust for anything monotonous. He can not stand anything ordinary, and the idea of looking up to someone of this social class is pitiful. Finally, Paul escapes his reality while being employed at Carnegie Hall and the theatre. As tensions build high and Paul can no longer bear the thought of residing in Pittsburgh any longer, he runs to New York. With no other way out, he leaps in front of a train. Ideals influence behavior in ways such as their pattern of thought, motives and ambition. People’s pattern of thought is motivated by their ideals and what they believe to be true. During the pursuit of truth, people must stay connected to reality. Without this connection, people become so consumed by the chase, that they derail their lives. In order to stay on the tracks, people’s motives keep them tethered toward their true desires. In the end people must not let their lust of escaping reality cloud their true