While reading further into “The Soloist” it starts to get more personal with Nathaniel’s life and how he grew up. Growing up Nathaniel didn’t have a father figure to look to for advice. Him and his sisters were going to run away at one point because they didn’t like the way they were living with their mom when they got divorced, but they had no where to go and their mom was going to find out one way or another. So Nathaniel and his sisters just got used to the fact that everything wasn’t always going to go their way.
Nathaniel is getting better at being on his own and standing up for himself I think. He picks up after himself and even others if he doesn’t like the way things look. Lopez got him to get his own apartment so Mr. Snyder can teach him a music lesson. Nathaniel was hesitant at first but now he is starting to make the apartment his own by hanging up posters, putting pictures of his family up, etc. He is learning more and more each day and his progress at getting back to his old normal life if coming back slowly, he has to take it day by day. Lopez is so proud to see this kind of progress in Nathaniel, which he should be it's amazing. I think Nathaniel knows that he is getting better and it feels good to be getting somewhere. More and more great things are soon to come for Nathaniel he will soon be a new person in my eyes.
One reason i think Nathaniel even was diagnosed with Schizophrenia was because of his child hood. I feel like he felt no one was their to pay attention to him and that cut him up deep inside. His mother was there for him in a way, but she was more focused on other aspects of her life, her children weren't her top priority. I can't wait to finish the last few chapters it's getting really interesting i want to find out what ends up happening to Nathaniel. Is he able to keep up the good work and continue on with his progress? and Does he end up having some kind of a carreer in music? I really hope he does that's something he's been dreaming for all his life and it would mean the world to him to be able to do something with his talent. With all the practice he does he deserves it! I also hope he decides to start getting the treatment it takes time for him to make a decision as big as that, but i hope he makes the right one.