Paul's Case Analysis
Theme Statement:
Point of View
The story is first told in the P.O.V. of Paul's teachers. It is in these few paragraphs that we get tot see how others feel about Paul and we see Paul's defiant and flippant nature. We are also introduced to Paul's past which shines some light on what may have led Paul to his self-alienation. Around paragraph 11 the P.O.V. shifts to telling Paul's story and we are able to understand even more his feeling of contempt towards his teachers, classmates, family, his boring life, and his inability to escape it fully. By having the P.O.V. stay focused on Paul we are able to feel everything he feels but by being 3rd person we are left with some mystery and many parts of the story are left up to our own interpretation.
This image conveys the device because it is a movie poster from a movie in which the a disembodied voice is narrating a man's life from the third person omniscient point of view.
Characterization
This picture conveys to the characterization of Paul because it is what i believe Paul looked like when he reached his "peak of success" while in NYC. This image is also from the 1980 TV Special "Paul's Case."
Setting
This picture conveys this device because it depicts Carnegie Hall as it may have been when Paul was an usher and displays the grandeur of the hall as Paul saw it.
Symbolism
This image conveys this device because it is an image of the major symbol in Paul's Case.
Theme
This picture conveys this device because it depicts a human being recoiled from society and suffering just as Paul did in Paul's Case.
Citations
411qwFLChwL._SL500_AA300_. Digital image. Amazon.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
Carnegie Hall. Digital image. Brooklineconnection.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
Paul's Case Still Shot. Digital image. Bayimage.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
Red Carnation Flower. Digital image. Www.fiftyflowers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb.
Sabu. "Alienation Nightmare" Digital image. Colorado.edu. Sabu, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.