Thus, the fact that Willa Cather employs flowers in her story does not necessarily suggest that Paul is different, and for symbolic value to emphasize the contrast between difference and similarity in the story. Paul's desire for flowers certainly emphasize his difference as he wears them when it seems less than appropriate, and their presence as a symbol is emphasized by the fact hat they accompany his major steps in the story (going to the suspension hearing, his meetings with Charley, his trip to New York, and his death), as well as the way they are used to contrast similarity or "everyday things" (Cather 19). In addition to flowers, Paul's interest in dress and his dress itself can easily be seen as a sign of his homosexuality. Like the flowers, however, it can also quite easily be explained as a characteristic and symbol of his difference. In contrast to the drab world around him, the "dull" schoolmasters, the disgusting yellow wallpaper that covers his room, and the haunting eyes of George Washington and John Calvin, Cather portrays Paul's dress as fine. He wears an "opal pin" to his school hearing, and one of the first things that he does when arriving in New York is to order a new set of clothes, including silk underwear (1). In New York, as he surveyed the music scene, he relied on his looks to help him fit in, and remarked that "nobody questioned the purple," because he looked the part (Cather 52). Thus, though Paul's fine dress could be viewed as an indicator of homosexuality, it instead suggests that he is different. Along with flowers, dress distinguishes him from his dull situation. In New York, however, he experiences his one true happiness when he can express...
In other words, Paul's dress allows him to fit in while he is in New York, suggesting that he is among those with whom he feels accepted. Thus, Cather does not use Paul's dress to suggest that he is homosexual, but just that he is different. In addition to flowers, she uses his dress as a symbol to distinguish the difference from the similarities of the short story.
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