soloist

soloist

In the novel The Soloist by Steve Lopez the author describes how he being a writer for Los Angeles Times meets Nathaniel Ayers when hearing how he played the violin. Steve got interested on Nathaniel and he knew he was a good story to write about. Nathaniel was not mentally stable because he suffered from schizophrenia and it was complicated to make a relationship with him. Steve start visiting Nathaniel because he start feeling closer to him so he start helping him, first he write about Nathaniel and he got a response from a piano group sending Nathaniel some instruments. Because it was very dangerous for Nathaniel with those new instruments Lopez made a condition to only let Nathaniel have the instruments stored at lamp so Nathaniel start played at Lamp. During the story Lopez help Nathaniel in many ways he do too much for Nathaniel who was at first a stranger. Lopez helps Nathaniel finding a place to sleep, he tries to help Nathaniel with his schizophrenia, and he helps Nathaniel with his musical skills.
Steve helps Nathaniel by providing him housing, first he talks with the Lamp Community who immediate provide him housing. Nathaniel at first was only staying at the Lamp apartment to practice his music but with the time he starts staying there until he was stable. Steve also makes a Christmas party for Nathaniel with gifts. Steve Also try to help Nathaniel with housing when he starts thinking of renting an apartment for him. He starts thinking of making a movie of Nathaniel or a book that will cover all Nathaniel’s expenses.
Steve makes the effort to help Nathaniel with his schizophrenia. Steve wanted to help Nathaniel to cure his illness so he meets with a woman named Stella who has a son with schizophrenia so he can be more informed about it. Steve also wanted to help Nathaniel by building trust between the two and he also wanted to know more about Nathaniel so he goes to visit Nathaniel’s father. Steve also tries helping Nathaniel by making him visit a...