The stronger the reminder of his reality that Paul is confronted with, the more he resists it. In the beginning, he endures the blandness of his living condition by being able to escape to the symphonies and theatres. This establishes a coexistence between his delusions and reality. Yet, when those routes of escape are taken away, Paul reacts back by delving himself more into his illusions by running away to New York. The final reminder of reality came when his father is searching for him in the city. Here, Paul is confronted with the complete awareness that he can never escape reality no matter how much he tries. He then commits suicide as a permanent escape from the monotony of his lifestyle. It is with Paul’s relationship with his social class status that Willa Cather makes an assertion on the topic of upward social mobility. She argues that it is a futile struggle to try to raise oneself up from the social class one is born into. Such a declaration is demonstrated in Paul’s constant resistance to his reality that eventually leads to his
The stronger the reminder of his reality that Paul is confronted with, the more he resists it. In the beginning, he endures the blandness of his living condition by being able to escape to the symphonies and theatres. This establishes a coexistence between his delusions and reality. Yet, when those routes of escape are taken away, Paul reacts back by delving himself more into his illusions by running away to New York. The final reminder of reality came when his father is searching for him in the city. Here, Paul is confronted with the complete awareness that he can never escape reality no matter how much he tries. He then commits suicide as a permanent escape from the monotony of his lifestyle. It is with Paul’s relationship with his social class status that Willa Cather makes an assertion on the topic of upward social mobility. She argues that it is a futile struggle to try to raise oneself up from the social class one is born into. Such a declaration is demonstrated in Paul’s constant resistance to his reality that eventually leads to his