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so and the threats come often. They write notes. They make phone calls. They make what some believe are empty threats. Often, it turns out that these individuals go on
to actually commit the deadly deed. The threats are cries for help and while some only want the threat to elicit feelings of empathy, some actually do not want to
live. Often mental illness accompanies the act, but sometimes negative thinking that is not associated with a specific illness can create a situation where suicide results. There are different theories
regarding suicide and its causes. In evaluating the protagonist in Willa Cathers Pauls Case, a look at his thinking and mental condition does attach itself to the ultimate act. In
the end, Paul does kill himself. In evaluating the problem, there is one question that demands an answer. Is Paul mentally ill, or is his thinking flawed? Or, is he
simply a human being who is misunderstood? There are several possibilities. Committing suicide does not necessarily provide one with answers about a patients state of mind. In evaluating this piece,
Saari sees Paul as someone who should be diagnosed with an illness, which is narcissistic personality disorder (389). Yet, Saari does not say this right away. The author begins by
writing: "At first, it appears that Paul is, perhaps, simply filled with the arrogance that adolescence sometimes brings, but, as Cather continues with Pauls case history, we learn that his
problem is more deeply rooted" (389). In other words, Paul seems to be a miserable individual, but it is not just that he is seemingly self-absorbed, he has a quantifiable
personality disorder. He has symptoms of a condition that is contained in the DSM. Saari claims that Pauls illness does drive him to take his own life as suicide
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