Lauren Carbone
English III
Mr. Fiorini
The Soloist Chapters 1-6
In reading The Soloist by author and reporter Steve Lopez, I have taken an interest not only in the extremely unique friendship that has developed between characters, but also the first person point of view the text was presented in. From what I have currently read of the Soloist, I have found it to be a fairly different piece of writing compared to the literary styles of the previous authors we have studied thus far. The unique writing style of Lopez and the rare relationship between Nathanial Ayer and Lopez himself, has created a sequence that intrigues readers to continue further into the story.
Steve Lopez delivers his story as a reporter seeking to find a new and interesting story. His first person perspective and non-fictional genre separate his writings from the others we have read in class. Lopez in my opinion has a fairly simple style of writing and also portrays things exactly as they seem to happen, opposed to using fictional imagery as many authors do to provide a mental picture to their readers. The simple and relatively modern text style makes The Soloist an easy read that doesn’t drag on or involve a complicated storyline.
Another aspect of the first few chapters I found interesting is the friendship between Nathanial Ayer and Lopez. This kept me interested in the story because of the situation with Ayer’s unstable mental condition and how Lopez was so willing to put forth an effort in helping him. In my opinion deciding to write and article on the homeless and mentally ill musician was an extremely bold act. I say so because not many reporters take the position on writing to help someone of that nature and can be rather risky to their career. In general I think he is providing a positive message by writing a book involving the relationship between himself and this less fortunate man. It sends across the message that everyone has potential and sometimes just need help to reach the standards they are capable of reaching.
I like your post. I liked how you talked about the author Steve Lopez, it gives you a better idea of what he was trying to say in the reading.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting how you interpreted Lopez's actions with Ayers and ended your post with the idea that everyone can reach out and help others in need. I agree that Lopez does write his book in a way that everyone can understand without getting lost or confused. Overall, this is a very good blog.
ReplyDeleteI wish you would have spent a little more time writing about Lopez's style and what you refer to as the 'sequence' he presents. Next year we will use these blogs as generative pieces that we will develop into larger, more formal papers, and I think an examination of Lopez's style has some great possibilities for this kind of work.
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