Even though Paul feels alone, he had finally found something that he would let inside to his spirit, and in that sense he was not alone here. Paul kept returning to Carnegie Hall and the theatre for it gives him the freedom. There, he releases the pains and sadness that held him down. Thus, he feels that life is inside of him.

            Furthermore, the beauty of the sounds and of the imagery set his struggles in life free. These forms of art give him excitement and enjoyment for the moment.

            Paul is lost in his world of fantasy. He escapes his dull existence in Pittsburgh by stealing some money and subsequently running to glamorous New York City. New York gives Paul a new life.

             He has finally become the man of his dreams. He believes that New York is the society he deserves to live in without minding his past. In New York, he experiences everything he ever dreamed of- the luxuries hotel suite, the first taste of champagne.

            However, when reality came crashing him down, he realizes the desperate action he must take. Rather to suffer the consequences, Paul commits suicide since he knows that he cannot go back to his living-lifestyle.

             Paul also knows that he cannot live in an environment he lived before; thus, the only way to escape his horrible life is to kill himself.

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