... life by representing himself as someone he is not. The luxurious setting of Carnegie Hall is a fantasyland where he indulges in music, art, and high society.   Being in the theatrical environment surrounded by the upper class, Paul feels he is elevated to a ... him"" (p. 75). The music seems to provide some kind of gratification and "a sudden zest for life " that leaves him "irritable and wretched when the concert is over" (p. 75). Paul is so attached to the luxury and elegance of the theater, so carried away by its " ... where material things settle all of his needs. When Paul finall...

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