In Part I of the Soloist it appeared to be centered slightly around Lopez and his slow connection with Nathanial. But in Part II I believe that Nathaniel was more of the main focus. For starters we are given information about Nathaniel's childhood. He grew up with a normal life living with his mother, father and sisters. We then are told about the struggle he went through when his father left his family to remarry. Nathaniel went through a lot at that moment dealing with the emptiness of his father. His mother soon remarried which helped continue his struggle. He was forced to move away so his mom could be close to her new significant other. Although there was a new man in his life he connected to his teacher Mr. Moon in that sort of way. He wanted to make him proud like he was his own son.
Another reason I think that Part II was centered around Nathaniel is because of the quote from Lopez in chapter 14. Lopez asks himself "Is he happy?" This thought stayed with me through most of my reading from chapter 13-22. The question to his happiness is a very interesting question. Nathaniel is a homeless man living on the streets. He is alone with no money or food. He has no shelter and carries his few items in a shopping cart. You would think that the answer to this question would be no, Nathaniel is very unhappy. But I don't think that's the case. When Nathaniel is first told to sleep at the Lamp is was very much against it. He states that he much rather sleep on Skid Row where no one can steal his stuff. You would think that being given the option of sleeping indoors would def beat on the streets but not for Nathaniel. He does eventually give in an begins to sleep at the Lamp 3 nights per week but it takes so extra effort. I feel as though being happy is a state of mind and Nathaniel is happy because he chooses to be. He has his music which makes him happy and that is enough.
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Asi!
ReplyDeleteWell I really enjoyed reading your post this week. I especially like the quotes you included from Lopez, "Is he happy?" I agree with you, I think that Nathaniel is very happy despite what he's been through in his life. Points to foucus on would be try not to use slang, you wrote the word 'def' and re-read your work for common mistakes like 'is' instead of 'his'.
GOOD JOB <333
asi,
ReplyDeleteI think that you did a great job with this post especially focusing on the quote "Is he happy" i honestly think thats a big question to think about and focus on becuase of the plot of Ayers' life. Is he really happy and why or why not. You did a great job backing up why you thought the way you did! great jobb!! =D
Asiana, I particularly like the second part of your post, namely because it centers around the idea of happiness, as did most of my post for this part of the book. The idea of happiness and what truly is happiness is something everyone asks. Whether they ask themselves or mental professionals is their perogative. Over all, very good post with well thought out ideas =)
ReplyDeleteNathaniels happiness is the most important thing for him. Its good that you focused on this for this post. I mean, afterall, all Steve is trying to do is make him happy anyway that he can.
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