Sunday, March 29, 2009

The Soloist: Chapter 3-8

Getting past the introduction of the main two characters (Steve and Nathaniel) chapter 3 started to get into more of the background information of Nathaniel’s life. It touches on the schools he went to, along with people who knew him better than anyone else. Steve tells about his family life and about his mental illness, how the pressures of Julliard had effected him. These chapters were interesting because of learning about his early life and also about his illness, Steve talking about things Nathaniel did in Julliard when he first started having hallucinations. Besides looking into Nathaniel’s life more, during these chapters Steve ended up getting Nathaniel all new instruments, new violins and cellos. These new instruments made Nathaniel ecstatic, only having a very old violin with two strings on it to begin with. These chapters also show how bizarre Nathaniel can be at times, still very smart but at times so stubborn he gets upset and looses touch with reality. 

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