“Paul’s Case”: Gender Criticism
“Paul’s Case,” a story about a troubled young man just trying to find his way that ends in a devastating fashion. Paul had dreams and admiration’s of living a theatric lifestyle that was different from the average boy. School can be a place to learn and make new friends, it can also be cruel and unforgiving world for those who don’t fit in. A father and son’s relationship can be special and of the most cherished relationship’s to have growing up, Paul and his father’s was non-existent. Paul suffered through life, from the passing of his mother to the homophobic tendencies he hid from everyone who knew him.
Paul wanted to live a lifestyle that would take him far away from all the problems that haunted him each …show more content…
According to Nardin, “He flaunts his aestheticism, telling his teachers, for example, that he has ‘no time to fool with theorems’, because his involvement with the arts is so demanding (Nardin 39). Paul found his love for art more important than his daily studies in school. The teachers at Paul’s school find his mannerisms to be offensive for a young man at his age (Nardin 39). Throughout this story Paul never finds his way through school without causing trouble. Paul’s choice of clothing, necktie, buttonhole flower, and violet scented cologne gave him more issues than what he already had (Nardin 39). Back then presenting yourself in this type of manner was fairy like and looked down upon. According to Nardin, “But New York, which had possessed a homosexual subculture since the 1830s, was the only wide-open town for fairies (Nardin 38). Paul constantly lied to students and teachers about his relationships with the employees at Carnegie …show more content…
Unable to find his stride in school, Paul with his fairly like ways, angers his teachers in school. Paul could never discover that healthy relationship with his father that he needed to be happy. Paul’s father could never accept his son for the person he had become, no matter what his sexual preference might be. Paul was a boy that had a fascination of becoming famous, but didn’t know how to communicate nor understand his homophobic tendencies in a healthy way. Paul ends his life with mixed emotions of; depression, fear, and alienation by jumping in front of a train. Before taking his own life, Paul buys a bouquet of red carnations, he buries one in the snow then commits
“Paul’s Case,” a story about a troubled young man just trying to find his way that ends in a devastating fashion. Paul had dreams and admiration’s of living a theatric lifestyle that was different from the average boy. School can be a place to learn and make new friends, it can also be cruel and unforgiving world for those who don’t fit in. A father and son’s relationship can be special and of the most cherished relationship’s to have growing up, Paul and his father’s was non-existent. Paul suffered through life, from the passing of his mother to the homophobic tendencies he hid from everyone who knew him.
Paul wanted to live a lifestyle that would take him far away from all the problems that haunted him each …show more content…
According to Nardin, “He flaunts his aestheticism, telling his teachers, for example, that he has ‘no time to fool with theorems’, because his involvement with the arts is so demanding (Nardin 39). Paul found his love for art more important than his daily studies in school. The teachers at Paul’s school find his mannerisms to be offensive for a young man at his age (Nardin 39). Throughout this story Paul never finds his way through school without causing trouble. Paul’s choice of clothing, necktie, buttonhole flower, and violet scented cologne gave him more issues than what he already had (Nardin 39). Back then presenting yourself in this type of manner was fairy like and looked down upon. According to Nardin, “But New York, which had possessed a homosexual subculture since the 1830s, was the only wide-open town for fairies (Nardin 38). Paul constantly lied to students and teachers about his relationships with the employees at Carnegie …show more content…
Unable to find his stride in school, Paul with his fairly like ways, angers his teachers in school. Paul could never discover that healthy relationship with his father that he needed to be happy. Paul’s father could never accept his son for the person he had become, no matter what his sexual preference might be. Paul was a boy that had a fascination of becoming famous, but didn’t know how to communicate nor understand his homophobic tendencies in a healthy way. Paul ends his life with mixed emotions of; depression, fear, and alienation by jumping in front of a train. Before taking his own life, Paul buys a bouquet of red carnations, he buries one in the snow then commits