▁him ▁for ▁thinking ▁that ▁music ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁Paul ' s ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁friend ▁and ▁accompan ist ▁Sid ▁Jeff ers ▁asks ▁B auer ▁to ▁leave , ▁and ▁Bor ay ▁says ▁to ▁Jeff ers ▁that ▁he ▁( B or ay ) ▁always ▁has ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁right ▁thing , ▁but ▁always ▁has ▁been ▁" on ▁the ▁outside , ▁looking ▁in ," ▁and ▁cannot ▁" get ▁back ▁to ▁that ▁happy ▁kid " ▁he ▁once ▁was . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁young ▁Paul ▁is ▁choosing ▁a ▁birth day ▁present ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁store ▁run ▁by ▁Jeff ers ’ ▁father ▁in ▁their ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁reject s ▁the ▁suggestions ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁a ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁owner , ▁but ▁sett les ▁on ▁a ▁viol in , ▁which ▁his ▁father ▁reject s ▁as ▁un su itable ; ▁his ▁price ▁limit ▁is ▁$ 1 . 5 0 . ▁Est her , ▁his ▁mother , ▁support ive ▁at ▁this ▁stage , ▁bu ys ▁the ▁$ 8 ▁viol in ▁for ▁the ▁boy . ▁ ▁A ▁transition ▁from ▁his ▁fal ter ing ▁first ▁steps ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁gift ed ▁young ▁viol in ist ▁follows . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁he ▁over he ars ▁his ▁family ▁express ing ▁fr ustration ▁about ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁their ▁fin ances ▁and ▁about ▁how ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁helping ▁by ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁real ▁job . ▁His ▁father ▁is ▁dismiss ive ▁of ▁Paul ' s ▁ch