Friday 11/11
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
102-160
30 minutes
Saturday 11/12
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
161-200
30 minutes
Sunday 11/13
The Soloist by Steve Lopez
201-260
30 minutes
Monday 11/14
The Last Song by Nicolas Sparks
1-22
30 minutes
The ongoing factor of racism affected Nathaniel's behavior immensely. Though I have no on-hand textual proof, through out the novel when Nathaniel's schizophrenic behavior peaked he often went on rants about how his race was disgraced by smoking African Americans. Also, Nathaniel's experience in all-white Julliard left a very bad taste in his mouth being one of the only African Americans in the school.
Nathaniel's progress in his mental abilities greatly changes through out the story. In his early childhood, Nathaniel was a very strong and stable man. After he went through some traumatic childhood experiences, he quickly set out to pursue his dream in Julliard. There, he broke down. His schizophrenia reached a peak there and he became a homeless, distrusting man on the streets. However, when Mr. Lopez coaxed Nathaniel out of his closed mind Nathaniel greatly progressed. As time passed, Nathaniel returned to his former glory.
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