Homosexuality In Paul's Case
What is a homosexual? What is a homosexual in the 19th century? These two questions give completely two different answers. The difference is the time periods, now versus then. In the 19th century, there wasn’t an established “homosexual.” The topic of homosexuality was not discussed, nevertheless, in American literature (Rubin 130). “The public culture’s judgment [of]… same-sex sexuality was a subject to be denied, or even worse, bitterly denounced (Doyle 447).” But Willa Cather subtly brings up the sensitive topic in her 1905 short story, “Paul’s Case.”
Cather’s short story is about a young man named Paul that has troubles at school and his father in Pittsburg. The story describes his mundane life on Cordelia Street but also how he escapes from this life through the theatre and art museums. And when this wasn’t enough, he eventually steals some money and leaves for New York. While in New York, he lives his “dream life” of luxurious commodities until he was sought out by his......
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