Paul's Case

I think Paul is so restless because he is the type of learner that succeeds and retains knowledge best through doing, a hands on learner compared to a classroom/lecture learner. Carnegie Hall is good for him because it teaches him responsibility through a job but also teaches him about the details of being an artist and what that career is like. 

The first two paragraphs of the story interest me because of the wording. I immediately underlined and took note of the word choices. He's clearly in trouble but is described at "suave and smiling,"  and "dandy." Usually kids who have been suspended are not dandy. His peculiar happy poise upsets the teachers even more. The theater is also used as a description of him, which is an interesting tie to the Carnegie Hall later on in the story. We immediately get the understanding that Paul is different, that he is troubled and a challenge for his teachers. It's amazing to me how different a person he is when he is at the theater, almost as if that is where he comes to life- which should be an obvious signal to the type of job he should pursue and engage in learned about.