These last few chapters of The Soloist were both happy and unexpected. Nathanial Ayers finally gets his own apartment and a studio so he can make his music. Even though it didn’t seem to bother him all too much, his life before was awful. He lived on the dirty dangerous streets of Skid Row. It wasn’t for his friend Steve Lopez he would most likely still be wondering the streets aimlessly. Now he has a whole group of people who honestly care for him and care about how he lives.
The story gets very interesting and unexpected when Ayers verbally attacks Lopez and threatens to kill him. He doesn’t do it purposely but because of his disorder. Lopez really gets hurt and tries not to take it personally but it really suprised Steve. Lopez realizes at that moment that Ayers will never be able to get better from his disorder. It is a very upsetting part of the book.
The end of the book is happy. In the beggining of TheSoloist Nathanial Ayers was once a homeless man with nothing but the clothes on his back and his beloved instrutment, no home, no family, and no friends. At the End he completly transformed and now has a safe home, studio, and many people who care about him. It makes me really happy because his life before, even though it didnt seem to bother him, was very depressing. This book really opened my eyes and made me believe that one person can truly save someone's life. If it werient for Steve Lopez, Nathanial Ayers most likely would still have the same depressing life.
Al, good job on including mostly every event in these last chapters. Also, good job on including your own thoughts and feelings about these events.
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