Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Reading Log Week 5

Friday 11/4
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
1-104
60 minutes
Saturday 11/5
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
105-189
30 minutes
Monday 11/7
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
1-43
20 minutes
Tuesday 11/8
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
44-101
30 minutes
In Nathaniel's point of view, Steve can be pushy and doesn't know what is best for himself.
"I can handle myself out here. It's not like I haven't been mugged before." he argues, adding that he will "fight to the death to defend these instruments." In this portion of Nathaniel' speech, Nathaniel clearly states that he disagrees with Steve and that he was perfectly capable of taking care of himself. Steve may mean well, but in Nathaniel's view it may be unnecessary and bothersome as shown with his language.


In the story, a major point of controversy is the way to care for mentally ill people. The two huge standpoints are A. To not impose medication, to let them gain your trust and then talk through their problems, and B. To use medication and force to slowly heal their problems. Personally, I believe that each medical case is different. With Nathaniel, whom has gained a distrust of medicine and others, I believe that a strong relationship is first needed.

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