However, with every great day follows a grim day. Days where Nathaniel is found at war with himself howling, or at war with the other residents at Lamp. Days where his hyper-race-conscious defenses are followed by obsessive compulsion.
I feel that Steve needs to learn to be more patience with Nathaniel because as scary as the schizophrenic -paranoid side of Nathaniel is, it is still there inside of him.
This being said doesn't cancel out all of the good Steve is doing. He isn't in it for the publicity and fame. It is a sincere obligation to help out a friend, something Steve hasn't really had in a long time being his profession only did allow so much intimacy in the past. Steve finds the truest form of a friend in Nathaniel: a friend who challenges and inspires you; someone who sends you out on a journey to find the truest form of yourself. I believe that Steve needed someone like Nathaniel because he had spent so many years writing the stories of others, that he forgot his own story.
wow this was really good! Short an sweet.I like how you chosee to open and close your blog. You can tell you read the book due to all your included facts, but your opinions made it all the better. I really like how you showed both the positive and negative sides . = ]
ReplyDeleteI really liked this post Laur. I totally agree with your idea that Steve needs to learn to be more patient with Nathaniel. Although he began to develop a friendship with him as the book progressed, his main reason for even talking to him in the first place was to get a good column in the L.A. Times. To get a good column he needs to be patient and understand what he is dealing with when working with Nathaniel. Nice job!
ReplyDeletei really enjoyed reading ur post. i like your idea of how steve needs to really be more patient with nathanial. i also like how you chose to wright about both sides of the story and not just the negative you feel is happening
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