alcoholism. There are a lot of drinking scenes, but there are no scenes of Paul being drunk. Secondly, gambling, gambling debts, but not to the point of death. First of all, he has a formal job (a good job, and he is well-known in the local area), he is capable of repaying it, and he can pay it back slowly. From Lulu's point of view, will you kill the person who owes you money? From Lulu's point of view, it should be more important to force the other party to pay back the money, right? In the play, he just didn't let him participate in the gambling. He went to Lulu and didn't see anyone chasing for debts. Although it is possible to be killed by drinking and gambling, I think it is unlikely.
In my opinion, the higher possibility is that the mine's report violated the interests of others and was killed.
First of all, I mentioned several times about mine reports, and mentioned that the boss of the newspaper received threatening calls to stop him from following up. But it seems that Paul has been following up secretly. Someone might ask about the evidence? There are a few details in the play: One is that when Jessie talked about this topic while drinking in a bar, he obviously avoided it. First, he pretended not to hear clearly. Norman also answered, "Do you have to force him?" But Jessie Still wanting to ask, Paul interrupted the conversation by directly saying that he wanted to dance. The second is that his father has the habit of letting him talk about news. There is no important news, even small news. He can't help thinking about what he is busy every day (Norman has called him many times, and he is always at work). The third is that he was rushing to write the paper the last time he was asked, but not in the newspaper. He said that the newspaper is not suitable for work. I think it is more likely that he does not want people to know that he is following up.
If it is true that the reports of the mines have violated the interests of some people, the last detail is more consistent. Paul was killed by a rifle butt. Later, his father asked if there was anything else. Norman said that his hand bones were all discounted. Hand writing now! Who hates him so much, you must discount his hands before killing him.
The above is not an analysis, it's just a guess. To figure it out, I think I need to look at the original work.
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