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Laura Clauser
9/18/2008
Lit 42
The Emotional Place of “Paul’s Case�

The main character, a challenging adolescent boy named Paul, has an almost inexplicable ability at irritating every person he comes in contact with. He finds his education trivial, a sense of superiority towards his peers, and a general distaste for everything in his suburban neighborhood on Cordelia Street. At first glance, Paul appears to be suffering from the typical adolescent angst. However, his actions and frame of mind are better defined by Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPR). Paul demonstrates several symptoms of this mental illness such as, “preoccupation with fantasies that focus on unlimited success, power, intelligence, beauty or love, the belief that he or she is “special� and unique, and can only be understood by other special people, envy of others or a belief that others are envious of him or her, and arrogant behavior and/or attitude� (Cleveland Clinic). In this paper, I......

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