Paul’s Case
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Themes
All Themes Art and Artificiality vs. Reality Alienation and Homosexuality Money and Wealth
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Paul Paul’s father Charley Edwards The English Teacher The Yale Freshman
Symbols
All Symbols Red Carnations Cordelia Street Yellow Wallpaper Windows Purple
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Paul’s Case

by Willa Cather
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Art and Artificiality vs. Reality  Theme Icon
    Art and Artificiality vs. Reality
  • Alienation and Homosexuality Theme Icon
    Alienation and Homosexuality
  • Money and Wealth  Theme Icon
    Money and Wealth
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Paul
  • Paul’s father
  • Charley Edwards
  • The English Teacher
  • The Yale Freshman
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Red Carnations Symbol Icon
    Red Carnations
  • Cordelia Street Symbol Icon
    Cordelia Street
  • Yellow Wallpaper Symbol Icon
    Yellow Wallpaper
  • Windows Symbol Icon
    Windows
  • Purple Symbol Icon
    Purple
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
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