Archibald Cronin. Beyond This Place. Summary

After a long day of pondering who the murderer was, Officer Darren decided to go out for a drink at the local pub. He saw Mr. Craill across the bar, and watched as he ate a huge meal consisting of a hamburger, fries, beers, steak, and mashed potatoes. It was quite peculiar that Mr. Craill was able to afford such a meal, because he did only have a part time job at a small town burger joint. Several things seemed suspicious that day about Mr. Craill, especially the fact that the gate that separated Craill’s yard from Dorothy’s yard was open along with Craill and Dorothy’s back

     Paul is the main character in Willa Cather’s short story titled, “Paul’s Case”. Paul is a very troubled young man who believes he is destined for greatness. He was always in trouble at school and was never content with being himself. Paul had a very troubling past where his father would constantly emotionally abuse him and was always looked down upon at school. Paul feels that his is stuck where he his and cannot control his own future. One symbol used in this story was Cordelia Street. This is the street that Paul grew up on and he talks about this street as being boring and common, much like his life. Paul has a real problem with his past and how to escape it. Because

It is Paul’s worsening mental condition, that is a result of his removal from Carnegie Hall, that leads to the decision for Paul to end his life by jumping in front of a train. The emotional consequences of this traumatic event, such as impulsive behaviour, confusion, emotional helplessness and this emotional void, are the driving force behind Paul’s action. If not for this event Paul’s tragic descent into this state of depression

To begin with, Paul is counseling having flashbacks about his family and secrets that are untold. The author

Also, if his parents hadn’t led to Paul he wouldn’t have hated his brother and been afraid of him for so long. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor Paul has made many life changing choices. He made some huige decisions but he also made very small

She turned to him and said, ‘You’re Mike’s brother, aren’t you?’ He said, ‘Yeah’.... Then he pointed at me and said, ‘And this is Erik’s brother.’”. This excerpt might seem small, but it also shows Paul’s adaptability as well. It shows that he’s also somewhat accepted in Lake Windsor Downs, since Joey, one of the popular kids at school, is walking him around and being his friend. He’s also well known in the school if only because of his brother Erik Fisher, who’s the best kicker on the football team and is also known as ‘Mr. Generosity’ since he gave out jewelry that he stole from people. This means Paul is also adapted well to society in the upper echelons of it, in the rich kid school where people are wealthy and there isn’t really any diversity. It just shows how Paul is accepted in the rich kid school, as well as the poor kid school, which is much more tough and harder on people than Lake Windsor

On page 206, when the death of Paul happened on October 1918, shows you how his parent lost more than they gained. “He fell in October 1918” also “he has fallen forward and lay on the earth as though sleeping. Turning him over one saw that he couldn’t have suffered long. His face has an expression of calm as though almost glad the end had come” (206). This shows me that even though Paul is dead he was at peace when he died. Not only did his parent loose a son, but the others that were in the war lost a good dear friend. But

Tangerine, a realistic-fiction novel, by Edward Bloor, tells about a boy that slowly uncovers dark truths about his new home in Tangerine County. The motif used throughout this novel is sight, motif is a symbolic detail that the writer adds in to set the theme or mood. Paul is challenged daily with his sight and what he can see what other people may not want to see. Through the motif of sight, Paul, the main character of the novel, has a growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself. To begin with, Paul experiences a growing understanding of his friends.

Yet another example of the brutalization and dehumanization of the soldiers caused by the war occurs during Paul’s leave. On leave, Paul decides to visit his hometown. While there, he finds it difficult to discuss the war and his experiences with anyone. Furthermore, Paul struggles to fit in at home: “I breathe deeply and say over to myself:– ‘You are at home, you are at home.’ But a sense of strangeness will not leave me; I cannot feel at home amongst these things. There is my mother, there is my sister, there my case of butterflies, and there the mahogany piano – but I am not myself there. There is a distance, a

237). By riding his rocking horse Paul is able to predict the winner of horse races at the track. He uses this ability in an attempt to provide for the family. In doing this he tries to assume his father’s in an attempt to please his mother and the household’s constant whispering the need for more money. “I started it for mother. She said she had no luck, because father is unlucky, so I thought if I was lucky, it might stop whispering.” (Kennedy & Gioia, 2013, pp. 240) even as Paul is dying he is still consumed with trying fill the role of a provider for his mother, “I never told you, mother, that if I can ride my horse and get there, then I’m absolutely sure – oh, absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I am lucky!” […] “But the boy died in the night.” (Kennedy & Gioia, 2013, pp. 245). Paul’s death was a sacrifice to please his mother, who put her desires for money and material things above the love of her children.

Leaving Paul was one of the worst things his father could have done, following the note that he left: “Dear Paul- I am leaving, please tell your mother. Everything is going to be okay. Trust me, Dad” (Jones 162). Now all he has left to remember his father is his not-so-okay life, room 127 and his car, the firebird.

7. Ruddick explores human psychology in the suspects of the murder. For instance, Mrs. Cox was accused of the crime since she was a few days away from being dismissed by Mr. Bravo. People believed that Mrs. Cox had a motive because she was putting her children through school, and she was paying a mortgage on a house that she rented out. Mrs. Cox had gotten an advance on her salary to pay off some debts and now she owed money to the Bravo family. Greed could be a factor in accusing Mrs. Cox of murder but Ruddick disproves that this was a reason for Charles’s murder. Ruddick discovered that Mrs. Cox came from a wealthy family that had roots in Jamaica. The Cox family owned three large plantations that exported different tropical crops. A few

Detective Green along with his partner, Detective Smith sat in their office, one morning discussing their cases. Detective Green asked, “Do you think we should stop by Mrs. Colton’s house before going to the Lewis’ home. Have you heard anything about the Stewart boy? Did you see the memo on Jacob Martin? Guess he is missing.”

Paul felt delightful in the hotel room and “lulled by the sound of the wind, the warm air, and the cool fragrance of the flowers, he sank into deep, drowsy retrospection.”(240) He enjoyed all his stay in New York, as though “he were exploring the chambers of an enchanted palace, built and peopled for him alone. ”(242) He restored his self-respect and belief that no one can humiliate him. When he read that his father is coming to take him back to home, “it was to be worse than jail”(243) for him.

Paul`s life is in chaos as he is attempting to uproot his entire life by creating a façade to appeal to the white upper-class. It is this façade, however, that gives Paul control in his life as he is finally able to belong to a family with the Kittredges. This imbalance in Paul`s life causes him to be an Other because he has changed his entire life to simply swindle wealthy whites.