... way to make the company's deposit, Paul decides to take some of the money and flee to New York to experience the life he feels he was made for. Unable to cope with the punishment for taking the money and being afraid of his father who is looking for him, he commits suicide at the ... short story "Paul's Case" the use of symbols and motives help to develop and understand the main character. Paul is introduced as a smiling young man with disrespect for most things but the reader slowly comes to realize that his sense of the world is irrational and his inner flaws are gradually exposed.  ...

• Word Count: 2556
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School