#7

Hello,

7." If you can't get along at school, it's better to just leave and start fresh somewhere else."

This is another quote that reminds me of Paul's Case because Paul never did get along at school, with the teachers or his fellow classmates. We learn that Paul's teachers are somewhat afraid of him and they know something is not right with him. "'I don't really believe that smile of his come altogether from insolence; there's something sort of haunted by it... There is something wrong with that fellow'" (Page 2, Paragraph 8). Furthermore, we see his classmates also sit on him. Paul finds music his "out" and sticks to it. Paul does leave and go to New York to attend a play that he finds fascinating, which was his way of ending his life on a good note. (Irony: play-music-note)

I for one have never had a problem big enough for me to leave and start over anew. Sure everybody has tough times and must rethink their current plan. Right now thousands are out of work because of the tough economic times and they had to totally change their life style and possibly their families' as well. The best thing to do in these situations would be to seek help or just walk away from the problem for a day and come back to it later, this way your mind is refreshed and you may look at the problem differently than before. Like in math there are many ways to do a certain problem, it is how you approach it that makes the difference. Those that approach an everyday problem with a positive outlook tend to overcome and live on happily. Those that don't tend to be more stressed, and give up.

I suppose a similar feeling to starting over would be moving to a new town and going into a new school. One would be able to not make the same mistakes they did before like not doing homework or studying and in the long run their future could benefit.