Willa Cather

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In Willa Cather's "Paul's Case," the author uses symbolism and imagery to stress the disillusionment of teenagers and how it can eventually lead to death.

Symbolism is relating symbolic meaning or significance to events, relationships, or objects (put source hear).

In Willa Cather's essay, the teenage disillusionment of Paul can show the symbolic relationship between the red carnation that adorns Paul's suit, and Paul's dream for beauty, happiness, and belonging.

We read that "Paul found the schoolroom more than ever repulsive,"(Cather 355) and that "he could not bear to have



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Approximate Word count = 428
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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