In the short story "Paul's Case" Paul feels trapped by society saying what he can and can not do. Paul is trying to run away from the life that his father and other peers want him to live. After he fails at romance with another guy he decides to run away from society and his family to New York. He is successful at first in running away. His escape is extremely well planned and all seems good for a while, until he realizes the only true escape is to kill himself. He has one last fun day by himself before he jumps in front of a train.
In the short story "The Chrysanthemums" Elisa feels trapped by what society thinks women should act like. Even though she may be smarter than her husband he is still the one making all the important decisions. When the guy comes asking to fix pots for her he clearly states that the life he has is for no girl. She feels a little offended by this because she shows she may be better at fixing pans than he is. Elisa wants to runaway from the life that she knows to live a life of adventure on the road. She does not do this though. She feels trapped no matter what she does because she is a girl.
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