On the journey to expressing one's true self, there are always many factors in keeping the dreams of one's individual passions alive and inspired. In the short story 'Paul's Case' by Willa Cather, the writer incites the theme of staying true to ones self as a person and never altering your hopes and dreams for others by reiterating the ambitions and visions of Paul. Cather portrays Paul as a complex, round character through the elaboration …showed first 75 words of 1552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1552 total…ideas of the protagonist, the author reinforces this theme. Through the embellishment and reappearance of imagery throughout the text and through the maturity of Paul as an intricate and profound character, Cather profoundly provokes the concept of never existing in complacent, dull life alive. Paul was a lost character that found himself in a world he could not be a part of, because of this revelation, he was never happy, and could never be content.