Paul: A Fictional Narrative

I chose this passage because I consider it to be the climax of the story where Paul has an epiphany that pulls him out of his denial and allows him to admit that they trying to farm a barren wasteland. I felt that it was one of the most significant scenes in the story and it had a lot

Paul experiences the death of his close friend (Keimmerich), but in nature, he finds comfort and is empowered. This is shown when Paul states, “I breathe as deep as I can, and feel the breeze in my face, warm and soft as never before” (33). This passage shows how Paul looks to nature for comfort in times where he is sad or angry. Instead of thinking about his comrade’s death, he goes outside and enjoys the nature around him. As a result of this he is no longer sad about his comrade’s death. Another passage that shows how he becomes empowered through nature is, “The earth is streaming with forces which pour into me through the soles of my feet” (33). Here it is shown to the reader just how much

It is as if Paul lives in the sun and knowledge of the world, baring that burden while others in society live in darkness with slight sliver of light from the moon believing they know the world to its full extent when in reality they are blind and in the dark. This affects Paul since he possess ideas from another point of view that others have no clue about. This is important because without the knowledge that Paul posses, he would be like his none the wiser parents, which would affect the story a great deal. For example, on page 152, Paul tells his friend, “Don’t do this. Don’t come in here with attitude.” Paul knows how to adapt to the places around him and knows that by accepting the facts and the brunt of the blow, they will accept him begin to

The choices that Erik made throughout his life never came without consequences, many of his choices, whether they were choices directed to him or not, affected Paul. Paul illustrates this idea by saying, “When we moved to Houston, when Erik was eleven, he realized that football was the star attraction,”(Bloor 29) This is talking about the “birth” of the “Erik Fisher Football Dream”; Erik use to play soccer and was successful at it, but he realized that football was the place to be if he wanted attention. Paul could’ve started playing soccer at that time as well and Erik didn’t want to risk being outshined by his younger brother. Another way Erik affected Paul, in a more indirect way, was when Arthur becomes Erik’s crony, “What will Arthur do

Paul's father had abused him emotionally, and probably physically, throughout Paul's life. He did so much to Paul's flagging self-image that he had to boast to others to make himself feel big, when he felt tiny inside. When he finally achieved that "bigness" that he always wanted, the glamour of "the good life," his father found him out and took that away from him, or rather, made Paul give it up. This made Paul feel even smaller and made him feel that he would be better off dead. So Paul decided to make his life "better off" and

Paul also talks about how he understood as a child. Children often times go off what they see before them. They have a very difficult time seeing

To conclude, Paul’s choices affect himself in many ways. The book,Tangerine, by Edward Bloor shows that Paul’s choices in life lead to many positive and some negative consequences. Being able to play soccer, sticking up for himself, and not being afraid of his brother anymore, are just some things Paul receives from his choices throughout the

Taking a deeper look into a story can help a reader see and understand a story better. By looking into a story, the little details stand out about the characters. The reader can understand so much better when reading between the lines. By reading between lines the reader can learn more about the characters in the story and understand them better. Also the setting in the story is more clear and easier to see. When taking a farther look into the story, the conflicts the character face make more sense. Every word an author puts in a story is important. So by knowing the symbols with in the story help the reader understand why it is there. In Willa Cather’s short story, Paul’s Case, allows readers to see the themes more clearly and

the love and care he unknowingly needs. Paul takes on roles that disguise his own traits and turns him into what he believes to be a person nobody can say no to. When he takes on these roles, he

Paul is artistic. First of all, while fishing at the Big Blackfoot River, Paul perfectly executed his father’s four-count rhythm. His father would say “it is an art that

Paul had dramatic changes in mood from one place to another, anywhere art related or the finer things in life created an intoxicating, manic state; the unremarkable had the opposite effect, he became disdainful and lethargic. Paul 's delusions of grandeur, his dramatic mood and personality changes from manic to depressive, and his disposition led me to

Paul really cared for God’s creation even though many times he was the one to end their lives. He thought he was going to hell when he had to kill John Coffey. John cared for everything. He brought the mouse back to life after Percy killed it. John also helped all the people and took in their pain.