Nathaniel Anthony Ayeers Research Paper
People’s expectations for the mentally ill is wrong. Others believe that the mentally ill need help 24 hours a day 7 days a week, but that is not the case when it comes to Nathaniel Anthony Ayers. Mr. Ayers is a homeless man with schizophrenia. He did not want help from anyone, including Steve Lopez. Steve Lopez is a man who simply came across Nathaniel on the streets playing a violin with only two strings. Nathaniel went to Juilliard and played the bass. Mr. Lopez wrote a novel based off of his experience with Mr. Ayers. They soon made it into an award winning film.
The novel version of Nathaniel and the film version were very similar, but the way I read Nathaniel in the Novel was quiet, slow, and not as crazy. But in the movie version it was the complete opposite. Nathaniel was fast and loud. The way Nathaniel talked was strange. He …show more content…
People with mental disorders are misunderstood. They not always understand what is wrong with them or that sometimes their actions are inappropriate or wrong. In Nathaniel’s case, he realized that him yelling at Steve Lopez was inappropriate.
What Nathaniel Anthony Ayers does is quite impressive. He plays three instruments, including the cello, the violin, and the double-bass. At the time that Mr. Lopez met Nathaniel, Nathaniel had a violin that only had two strings, but he played his heart out like his violin was complete. He believed his violin was complete, but the closer and closer he got to Steve, he got closer and closer to having an actually complete violin and cello.
The difference between the film and the novel is that Nathaniel never got to meet Yo-Yo Ma. While reading the novel I wanted to see what actor would play Yo-Yo Ma. It was a disappointment to see that they did not play the scene where Nathaniel sees Yo-Yo Ma for the first time since
The novel version of Nathaniel and the film version were very similar, but the way I read Nathaniel in the Novel was quiet, slow, and not as crazy. But in the movie version it was the complete opposite. Nathaniel was fast and loud. The way Nathaniel talked was strange. He …show more content…
People with mental disorders are misunderstood. They not always understand what is wrong with them or that sometimes their actions are inappropriate or wrong. In Nathaniel’s case, he realized that him yelling at Steve Lopez was inappropriate.
What Nathaniel Anthony Ayers does is quite impressive. He plays three instruments, including the cello, the violin, and the double-bass. At the time that Mr. Lopez met Nathaniel, Nathaniel had a violin that only had two strings, but he played his heart out like his violin was complete. He believed his violin was complete, but the closer and closer he got to Steve, he got closer and closer to having an actually complete violin and cello.
The difference between the film and the novel is that Nathaniel never got to meet Yo-Yo Ma. While reading the novel I wanted to see what actor would play Yo-Yo Ma. It was a disappointment to see that they did not play the scene where Nathaniel sees Yo-Yo Ma for the first time since