The Power Of Money InPaul's Case, By Willa Cather

“Money talks” is an expression many form as a simple analogy to the problem associated with wealth today. However, the value of money is not to be taken in vain as money does not always showcase the attributes of knowledge and power. At the same time, those who do possess money do, in some cases, possess the attributes commonly associated with the wealthier class. “Money and Class in America” wrote by Lewis Lapham in 1988, showcases the pessimistic feelings Lapham has towards the American faith in money. Lapham believes that Americans are at a loss to hold the majesty of money at bay. Though I agree with Lapham to a point, I also believe that the assumptions of Americans do apply to a point.

Paul is determine to show to his friends that he can do the same thing that they can and he is showing them that he wants to be there friend. “After school Henry asked if his brother if he could drive Paul and him over to Tino’s place and he agreed to do so. This is important to Paul because he really wants to be friends with Tino amd them and by doing so he is helping them fight the freeze. As a result of Paul helping them fight the freeze he gained their friendship and trust and that he is always part of the team. “The weapon that he used to kill Luis Cruz was a blackjack.

Effects of Paul’s Choices and Consequences In Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Paul, the main character, makes choices and those choices and the consequences of those choices help develop his character. Once Paul, a very animated character, and his family move to Tangerine, he is faced with a world full of decisions that he must make. In the beginning of the book, Paul is a very timid, shy boy who plays soccer and has bottle cap glasses. Then he is faced with a sinkhole full of choices.

Early in the book Paul’s mom made him get a job at a shell gas station at the gas station Paul learned that people from the city act a lot different than people from where he lives in the country. Paul to adjust to this new way of acting was forced by his boss to act, and dress normal. This was a way of Paul learning other people’s identities from a different place than he is used to. This also changes the way that Paul wanted to act around certain people maintaining his usual self around his family and friends, but also having to change the way he acts in the city.

Paul has got an old university friend, a character who is very important for this book. His name is Ed Finnerty. He is the fatal character for Paul because he is the one who makes Paul realize his real position and all the people's real positions. He is

Paul was never content with his house on Cordelia Street and was always dreaming about "movin' on up" while he worked at Carnegie Hall and watched the actors and actresses move about in their stately attire and live in the most luxurious of hotel suites. Because of this dream to get out of the area in which he lived, Paul hardly ever got along with his teachers and his father. The thought of taking full advantage of

After being forced to leave his job as an usher at Carnegie Hall Paul gets a job working at Denny and Carson's office firm. He gets the money to go to New York City by taking the money he was supposed to deposit in the bank from Denny and Carson's deposit and pockets it. Paul arrives in New York and lives the luxurious life by buying fancy clothes and checking into a nice hotel. After eight days in New York his fun runs out when he discovers in the Pittsburgh papers that his father had reimbursed the firm and was coming to get him. "Paul had just come in to dress for dinner; he sank into a chair, weak to the knees, and clasped his head in his hands. It was worse than jail, even; the tepid waters of Cordelia Street were to close over him finally and forever" (Cather 11). After succeeding

“Kansas work” – an unsuccessful slave revolution led by John Brown in 1859. The author describes John Brown as a “radical abolitionist” native of Ohio who “has passion for justice” and “equality between the races.” (Smith 50) In April of 1848, Brown arrives to Peterboro, New York to find Gerrit Smith, a philanthropist and “peace-loving abolitionist” whom he aims to convince to finance his plan. He succeeds in recruiting people to join him in his mission to abolish slavery in the South. in an attempt to take over a federal armory, Brown and his group attacks Harpers Ferry, Virginia on October 18, 1859. Brown’s plan fail, however, as he was captured by the U.S. Marines under the command of Col. Robert E. Lee while members of his group dies during the excursion. In October 20,1859, the Herald newspaper editorial published an article accusing Gerrit Smith and Frederick Douglas of being an accessory of Brown’ rebellious act. By the end of October 1859, Brown was convicted of murder, treason and for sparking a revolution. Frightened that he may also be indicted, Smith destroyed all evidences that links him to Brown, and sends his son-in-law Charles Miller to obtain any evidences that Brown’s family may be keeping. For this reason, a group of New York Democrats by the name of Democratic Vigilant Association published a fake investigative report accusing Smith of being a “dangerous man” and “key figure in a

Author William Hazlitt in his essay “On the Want of Money” describes his feelings on the topic of money. Hazlitt employs stylistic devices to illustrate the deception and illusions that come with having or working for money. He explains that money is sought for by everyone, yet few have it, and the ones who do, usually do not enjoy it because they are worried about losing it. Through lengthy syntax, scholarly diction, and repetition, Hazlitt creates a negative mood for the reader to discover the raw truth about money and the horrible things that it can do to people.

Paul finally escaped the hostile world he lived in, but his money-bought romance did not last long. When he discovers that his theft has been made known in the new papers, and all the stolen money has ran out, he knew he had to go back to his real life. After a week of having the glamorized life he was longing for, Paul refused to go back to face the reality that he left behind in Pittsburgh. Paul knew he couldn’t go on forever in the City with no money in his pockets so he decided to give up on his own life. While going to get on his train that would bring him back to reality, Paul stepped out in front of it and killed himself.

Some say money changes you, some say money changes the people around and others say money changes everyone. In Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case”, Paul is a teenage misfit who lives in a Pittsburgh neighborhood. The love of money is put on such a high pedestal that it consumes Paul and the way which he lives. Everything he does is influenced by his desire for wealth. His love for theater and art becomes an addiction and drive him to steal money and retreat to New York. Here, Paul experiences the “fast life” as he dines and shops expensively. Paul then realizes he is the victim of his own demise and takes his own life. Paul’s obsession with theater, luxury and the dystopian society he lives in are the reasons for his isolation and loss of life.

When he was describing his neighborhood, he expressed his hatred of “respectable beds, of common food, of a house penetrated by kitchen odors” (Cather 6) in a very negative tone. Towards his school teachers, Paul also demonstrates “contempt which they all knew he felt for them” (Cather 1). In addition to his disdain for his life, Paul was taken out of school and had also lost everything he cared about. He was not allowed to be an usher at Carnegie Hall, “the theater manager was warned not to admit him to the house, and Charley Edwards remorsefully promised the boy’s father not to see him again” (Cather 11). Besides enjoying his time at Carnegie Hall, the theater, and with Charley Edwards, Paul shows a preference for the wealthy and hauteur lifestyle because he sees that path of life as being artificial and feels like everyone is in a state of pretense.

He is described as a mildly troubled man, who has difficulty receiving payment for his carpentry jobs, despite his relatively wealthy clientele. Near the end of the third chapter, Paul decides to explore a section of woods of a nearby park, in hopes he will “see something beautiful

I have to agree with you about mostly everything you are saying. I'm just not sure if I would say that Paul is being completely selfish. Maybe he's just tried of everything that he has to deal with like the pressure he has to deal with from his father, and he decides to create this alternate point of view to try to make things not as stressful on himself. When Paul worked as an usher, he did many things for the customers like carrying messages for them and bringing them programs. Now some of the other things Paul did do make him seem selfish, but because of these reasons, I don't really believe that he is very

There are many themes and symbols shown throughout “My Mortal Enemy” by Willa Cather, from love to marriages, and choices. The motif I want to analyze is the motif of money. Money is used throughout the whole book, it used to help persuade decisions, it characterizes their lavish lifestyle, and it is what caused Oswald to become Myra’s mortal enemy.