The Lamp At Noon Summary

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The main theme of the short story “The Lamp at Noon” by Sinclair Ross is the idea that being too prideful will negatively affect those around you as well as yourself. The grim situation that Paul is in is because of his pride which led him to act upon bad decisions. “I can’t go, Ellen. Living off your people - charity - stop and think of it. This is where I belong. I can’t do anything else.” showcases how prideful Paul is as well as the reasoning behind his choices. He refuses to move to the city and help out at Ellen’s father’s store because he sees it as charity. Paul does not want to bring himself to the level where he has to rely on his wife’s parents and thus comes to the conclusion that staying at his farm is better. Even though Paul