The Soloist (13-22)

I learned a lot in these chapters. The mayor of Los Angeles, who happens to read Lopez’s columns takes a stroll through Skid Row and is appalled. He sees the crime and the disaster that is occurring. He dedicated 50 million dollars to skid Row and other places like it to build homes and buildings. When I read this I really got happy because it was such a generous gift. It really can save many people’s lives. I also think about how if Lopez never wrote a column about Nathanial and his “home” in Skid Row that would have never happened.
Part two of The Soloist taught me a lot about Nathanial Ayer’s past. He had a hard childhood. He had a father, mother, and sisters. When his father left his family and started a new family with another woman, it really affected Ayers negatively. When his mother also got remarried, it created even more problems. I think that Nathanial’s family’s history really affected him. It really explains the distrust he has in people. The fact that Ayers is so carefree also might be a side affect to his devastating childhood.
Later in part two, Nathanial finally sleeps in his room at lamp. Of course he put up a fight and he was a little stubborn but he agrees to sleep there three nights a week. When Ayers turned 50 he woke up in his room in lamp instead of on the street, which really made me happy.
I think Part two really gave the story a new twist. Now that Nathanial is finally in lamp I can’t help but wonder what will happen next. I also love that I learned a whole lot about Nathanial’s past which in my opinion fills in a lot of holes in the story.