Pauls Case Essays - Biblical People In Islam, Paul The Apostle

Paul's Case Maternal Stability In Willa Cather's story, ?Paul's Case,? Paul suffered setbacks and dilemmas because he never knew his mother as she died around the time of his birth. Therefore he is lacking the maternal guidance of emotional stability that every child needs to grow mentally. Paul is withdrawn from society, and he resorts to the arts and music to feel comfortable and free from his disassociation and sense of loneliness. One should not be confused and believe that his father was not loving or caring of Paul because his father did what he could to support Paul and to do all he could to get Paul out of problem situations. He just was not very keen on Paul's needs, especially his manners or clothing. The narrator described Paul's clothes as being ?a trifle outgrown, and the tan velvet on the collar of his open overcoat was frayed and worn? (67). Men are not the gender who is as observant and uptight about people's attires. Men tend to desire less than women do, and this was inflicted upon Paul since it was his father who was overseeing Paul's limits on material well-being. It takes more of a female's point of view to judge if something looks perfect, and Paul and his father did not have this type of direction around. A master of Paul's noticed ?what a white, blue-veined face it was; drawn and wrinkled like an old man's around the eyes, and stiff with nervous tension . . .? (69). The wrinkles apparently came from the stresses that ruled Paul. HE was constantly dealing with the pain of no mother and his nervous tension was that he knew how he did not fit in with all the other boys his age. He lacked the maternal stability and Paul 2 reassurance that most children had in order to be string mentally and emotionally. This stood out when he was around others and was withdrawn in personality. Paul's aggression intimidated others and caused for his lack of friends. Hostility was another one of his ways to avoid his shame and embarrassment in not knowing how to achieve appropriately. He was jealous of what other people had or knew. He was a step behind others about the knowledge of distinguishing the difference between right and wrong. All he has been able to teach himself is what is effective and what is not. When on of his teaches tried to give his assistance, ?Paul started back with a shudder and thrust his hands violently behind him? (68). He had felt belittled from her action and used this tactic to avoid humiliation. He was on his own and thrived on his independence, which helped him in achieving his desires and meaning of self - confidence. Paul had no indication as to how he was supposed to treat those who were older than him. His morals were lower than those around him because nobody had taken the time to explain them to him. He learned from his emotions that stirred inside. He just acted off his feelings, which were usually ones of bitterness of the world around him. ?In class he habitually sat with his hand shading his eye; in another he always looked out of the window during the recitation; in another he made a running commentary on the lecture, with humorous intention? (68). Little understanding did Paul have that this gave off signals that he was uninterested in what was going on, and that he was an angry child. He made his attitude out to be one of resentment towards others. Nobody wants to be associated with someone who is so unpleasant and vain. Unintentionally Paul was Paul 3 bringing his disassociation with society on himself. He did not have the attention at home to be educated or treated any differently. There was also more evidence that shows how Paul was not all together in the long run due to deficiencies from his past. He had appeared to have an issue with lying to others for a long time. When Paul was talking with the principal and other teachers of his, he was asked to explain why he was there. Paul just stated that he wanted to return to