... his father is traveling to find him and return him to Cordelia Street, Paul panics. The hopelessness that Cordelia Street represents to Paul awakens a flight instinct in him and he is made irrational at the thought of giving up his orchestras and wine and returning to the yellow wallpaper in his room he hates. As Paul journeys away from his father, who he believes ... as easily and fast as he can. Another symbol is the red carnations that are mentioned a few times within the timeframe of the story. The one Paul wears in his buttonhole represent Paul himself. At the beginning of the stor...

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