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This is a quick summary of Paul’s Case by Willa Cather. This channel discusses and reviews books, novels, and short stories through drawing...poorly.
Transcript: This is a story about a young man named Paul who attends a high school in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Paul is a rebellious student who is known for his lying and making teachers feel uncomfortable.
Paul’s interests lies not in school, but in his part-time job as an usher at Carnegie Hall in New York. He enjoys assisting people and the atmosphere of class and music. He also finds time to enjoy the lifestyle of the rich by observing the nearby luxury hotels and spending time with a local actor. However, this feeling of bliss is accompanied by the realization that he lives in a humble neighborhood and that this rich lifestyle is so far from his grasp.
Because Paul fails to cooperate at school, he is taken out of school and told that he cannot work as an usher. Instead, he is employed at a stock company.
One day, as Paul is making a delivery of checks and banknotes at a bank, he pockets the money and writes a fake receipt for the delivery. He takes a train to New York and uses the money to check in to a fancy hotel and begins living the life of luxury he always dreamed of since he knows that the stock company will discover that he ran off with the money once the weekend is over. He goes out drinking, but also takes time to enjoy his hotel room and the sophistication of quiet time.
When Monday arrives, the newspapers report that Paul’s father has paid for the stolen money and that the stock company is not pressing any charges. Paul then realizes that he must return to his home and live the rest of his life as a normal person. Saddened and depressed, Paul returns to Pennsylvania.
In the end, Paul reflects on his life above a train track and when the train passes below, he jumps to his death.
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This is a quick summary of Paul’s Case by Willa Cather. This channel discusses and reviews books, novels, and short stories through drawing...poorly.
Transcript: This is a story about a young man named Paul who attends a high school in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Paul is a rebellious student who is known for his lying and making teachers feel uncomfortable.
Paul’s interests lies not in school, but in his part-time job as an usher at Carnegie Hall in New York. He enjoys assisting people and the atmosphere of class and music. He also finds time to enjoy the lifestyle of the rich by observing the nearby luxury hotels and spending time with a local actor. However, this feeling of bliss is accompanied by the realization that he lives in a humble neighborhood and that this rich lifestyle is so far from his grasp.
Because Paul fails to cooperate at school, he is taken out of school and told that he cannot work as an usher. Instead, he is employed at a stock company.
One day, as Paul is making a delivery of checks and banknotes at a bank, he pockets the money and writes a fake receipt for the delivery. He takes a train to New York and uses the money to check in to a fancy hotel and begins living the life of luxury he always dreamed of since he knows that the stock company will discover that he ran off with the money once the weekend is over. He goes out drinking, but also takes time to enjoy his hotel room and the sophistication of quiet time.
When Monday arrives, the newspapers report that Paul’s father has paid for the stolen money and that the stock company is not pressing any charges. Paul then realizes that he must return to his home and live the rest of his life as a normal person. Saddened and depressed, Paul returns to Pennsylvania.
In the end, Paul reflects on his life above a train track and when the train passes below, he jumps to his death.
Facebook Page - facebook.com/pages/Minute-Book-Reports/1148331925195691
Paper by Fifty Three was used to make this video.
Music: "Where I am From" from the Youtube Audio Library.
