Paul’s Case: A Study in Temperament

Exploring the Psychoanalytical Themes in Willa Cather's 'Paul's Case: A Study in Temperament'

Abstract

Willa Cather compositions specially affect the perusers. The development in her career is clearly appeared in her works. In her initial works, Cather is increasingly similar to Henry James. She is enlivened by his works and thinks about him as a powerful ace of language. Her works consistently mirrors the public. This short story, Paul's Case A Study in Temperament mirrors the psycho idea of a kid in the absence of motherly care. This story may not be incorporated into her developed works, yet it makes another route for the perusers to investigations her compositions. It has a lamentable end with the passing of Paul. The portrayal of his character in the opening and subsequent to taking the cash encourages us see the New York City man's life and regular individual's life. Sigmund Freud's hypothesis is likewise used to investigations Paul's inclination. This paper is an endeavor to draw out the psycho problems of Paul and its impact in the life of Paul. Paul's Case' as exemplified by the strangeness, unusual affectability, isolates quality, deep rooted feeling of fear which Paul depicts just as his sicken at human touch, and his inability to express straightforwardly his furious feelings, which are, in this paper, explained and shown by various sections from the story. With a psychoanalytical report top to bottom of Paul as its fundamental point, this paper comes in its far-reaching investigation of the short story in the accompanying segments 1. Cather's division in her perspective on the city of Pittsburgh 2. Paul the Scapegoat 3. Anecdotal structure in 'Paul's Case' 4. Schizoid issue in Paul 5. Symbolic utilization of blooms and hues in the story 6. Cather's perspective as endeavored in this paper, a more profound comprehension of the story will, 5 this author accepts, be touched base at through a legendary methodology (as in Paul the Scapegoat) notwithstanding a psychoanalytical one.