Paul's case

In Paul's Case, the main character, Paul, spends his life running from his problems in life.  Paul has a hard life and rarely sets himself up for success and often finds himself in bad situations.  Paul spends alot of his life running away from his depressive thoughts to try and be happier. When Paul runs into situations that are inopportune, he turns them into false realities and makes things seem more glamorous than they really are. Part of Paul's problem is that he appears to be in denial of how bad his life is, so he lies to make things seem better.