Summary
After the fact Mr. Lopez had organized a deal with Nathaniel it almost seemed to him he would never show up. The deal with Nathaniel is in order for him to play the new instruments which were given by the readers of the column he had to play them at the recovery program called Lamp. In Nathaniel eyes wanted to refuse the offer on account the environment is not somewhere he feels comfortable at. About a month later Nathaniel finally shows up at Lamp but once left alone a few days later he takes the instruments and back to the place he first felt comfortable at. While Nathaniel is on the streets Mr. Lopez goes to an organization called The Village which is also another recovery program. Mr. Lopez is surprised by the fact many of the people are just like Nathaniel but he can't find a diagnosis so he would be able to examine the people better but from the information he received is you cant always diagnose someone all you have to do is understand them. For which Mr. Lopez offers to spend the night out on the streets with Nathaniel. With the caution of being mugged or harm he doesn't understand what would allow Nathaniel to stay on the streets rather than living in a home. Nathaniel explains why live in a home where my music is unheard but you can live outside and share to the world
Quote
"i've got to dream,she says"(pg.45).
Reaction
This quote is a reference to a woman and how she looks upon life. It quote is a thousand words in one which describes the out look on how most homeless and deranged people think. All they have are their dreams and once someone takes that away they will have nothing. I can compare this to text to self in a way. This is because i have goals and if someone or something was to get in the way of that I would not know what I would then have. Goals and dreams are something that keeps a person moving and in Nathaniel's case he dreams of Beethoven and it keeps that loving side with him.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Soloist (pg.1-40)
Summary
In the exposition of The Soloist by Steve Lopez the reader is introduced to the characters beginning with Steve Lopez. Steve Lopez is a journalist for the Los Angeles Times and he is in the means of finding a new idea for his next column. Along his search he runs into a homeless man who plays a two stringed violin. This man draws the attention of Steve and he wants to look more into the mans life and history. Among his finds he discovers this man is Nathaniel Ayers (which is the second main character) and he once went to school at Julliard. Julliard is a top elite school for musicians and it was very hard to believe for Steve that this man who is now hopeless use to play for Julliard. Steve begins to go in deeper in the story of the man and finds out that he is a paranoid schizophrenic and became sick and later dropped out of school because of his disorder. This disorder left him homeless, no family nor friends but just the violin which held his music and intellectual memories. As the novel continues it is known that the column allowed many people to want to send musical instruments based of the column about Nathaniel Ayers. The only problem is Nathaniel refuses to enter the Lead program and receive help but he must compromise in order to play the interments he adores so much.
Quote
" Yeah, but i don't need the hassles I'd have to deal with going all the way over there with all of that nonsense. This isn't Cleveland, Ohio. It's a Beethoven town that doesn't have all of that snow and ice. Los Angeles. Roman Gabriel. Jackie Robinson. I like it right here in the tunnels, where i can play all day and nobody's going to bother me"( Lopez 30).
Reaction
When I began to read the novel I thought it was not going to be interesting but I believe it was going to be like the movie which many say is not good. After reading the first couple of chapters I began to draw much of my attention towards the actual events. I began to pay attention to what was occurring with the characters and the hard decisions they are starting or had to face. Reading this quote made me realize that many people are comfortable where they are and they rather not be moved. With Nathaniel Ayers he rather stay in the tunnel to be alone with his music rather than putting up with the difficulty of moving around and becoming custom to a new environment. When he states it is a Beethoven town he is refering to its a town of soul and music to which Beethoven is they key, the main point to where everything is surrounded by. People who need the help will ask for it you can't force it upon them because they will not want it.
In the exposition of The Soloist by Steve Lopez the reader is introduced to the characters beginning with Steve Lopez. Steve Lopez is a journalist for the Los Angeles Times and he is in the means of finding a new idea for his next column. Along his search he runs into a homeless man who plays a two stringed violin. This man draws the attention of Steve and he wants to look more into the mans life and history. Among his finds he discovers this man is Nathaniel Ayers (which is the second main character) and he once went to school at Julliard. Julliard is a top elite school for musicians and it was very hard to believe for Steve that this man who is now hopeless use to play for Julliard. Steve begins to go in deeper in the story of the man and finds out that he is a paranoid schizophrenic and became sick and later dropped out of school because of his disorder. This disorder left him homeless, no family nor friends but just the violin which held his music and intellectual memories. As the novel continues it is known that the column allowed many people to want to send musical instruments based of the column about Nathaniel Ayers. The only problem is Nathaniel refuses to enter the Lead program and receive help but he must compromise in order to play the interments he adores so much.
Quote
" Yeah, but i don't need the hassles I'd have to deal with going all the way over there with all of that nonsense. This isn't Cleveland, Ohio. It's a Beethoven town that doesn't have all of that snow and ice. Los Angeles. Roman Gabriel. Jackie Robinson. I like it right here in the tunnels, where i can play all day and nobody's going to bother me"( Lopez 30).
Reaction
When I began to read the novel I thought it was not going to be interesting but I believe it was going to be like the movie which many say is not good. After reading the first couple of chapters I began to draw much of my attention towards the actual events. I began to pay attention to what was occurring with the characters and the hard decisions they are starting or had to face. Reading this quote made me realize that many people are comfortable where they are and they rather not be moved. With Nathaniel Ayers he rather stay in the tunnel to be alone with his music rather than putting up with the difficulty of moving around and becoming custom to a new environment. When he states it is a Beethoven town he is refering to its a town of soul and music to which Beethoven is they key, the main point to where everything is surrounded by. People who need the help will ask for it you can't force it upon them because they will not want it.
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