5. In "Paul's Case," the story suggests that Paul's "dark corner" represents his
(A). homosexual orientation.
B. fear of his father.
C. destiny as a misfit.
D. contempt for authority
All of the above answers in my opinion contributed to Paul's darkness. I believe, however, that answer A is correct for the following reason--"Paul had “lived the sort of life he was meant to live” (207).
He had lived it briefly—but longer, maybe, than some do.
To go back to the straight world would be to live unnaturally,
to forget what he glimpsed in that dark corner (his own
homosexuality?). At the end of the story, the reader is left to
ponder a question: Is death any worse than an unnatural life,
a life that might just as well have been lived by somebody else?
Need your help, please!!!! Thanks in advance.
I think you need to reread the story, and don't read into it anything that isn't there!
http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/pauls-case/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%27s_Case