From the very beginning of the letters, it is clear that Mozart had a close connection with his family. His father would be there at his concerts, sending letters to his daughter about how Mozart was doing. However, while Mozart wanted to take a tour around Germany and England and asked his father to take the kids, there seemed to be tension among them. Nevertheless, Mozart still was upset when he learned his father was sick. Through his letter on page 232-233, Mozart ponders over the letter his father had sent back, but maintains a loving tone as his father is sick and he is worried. He also uses words such as obedient and loyal while ending his letters. He does not seem to be conceited, rather he seems to be more humble. After his father passes away, Mozart writes a letter to his sister telling her that if she needs support that he will help her. His tone is of concern and he seems to be a caring and loving brother. However, he does tell her that he would leave everything to her if he could, but he now has a wife and child to think of showing that his priorities aren’t the same anymore.
On pages 235-240, the letters show that Mozart had some economic difficulties during his lifetime. To solve these difficulties, he reached out to friends, such as Michael Puchberg, to borrow some money. He explained in his letters how the money that his friends would lend would help him to perform with more ease and help his situation. He also explained how sorry he was in this situation and tried to earn the empathy of his friends. Again, he used words that were humbling such as grateful servant and true friend to soften his friends up. He also told a friend afterwards that they should meet up and play some music together. Mozart’s character becomes more defined as modest through his requests for money. He did not boast his musical talent, rather he used it as a way of gaining sympathy for his situation. Michael Puchberg and Mozart seemed to be close friends or rather had a close relationship of borrowing. After Mozart borrowed some money from Puchberg, his situation seemed to be lightening up. He expressed his gratitude fervently and mentioned that he would be in debt to Puchberg even after repaying him. However tragedy struck with his wife getting ill and so Mozart had to stay home with his wife. He yet again had to borrow money from Puchberg and he began to express sadness about his situation, yet remained optimistic that Puchberg would pull through again. And he used positivity towards Michael to encourage him to lend again. While writing letters to the King, Mozart requests a fixed income and seems hopeful in his endeavors to achieve it. Mozart, whether stuck in a bad or good position, seems to remain hopeful and optimistic that things will change.
The letters of pages 241-242 show how much love Mozart held for his wife. He would use phrases such as “Adieu my dear, my only love” and “A million tenderest kisses to thee” which displayed the great amount of affection that he had for his wife. Again the caring and loving side of Mozart shines as it did with his family. He also apologizes for not being able to write longer letters. but tells his wife to, as he cannot because he is in a haste. On pages 252-253, Mozart quickly talked about finances and then goes on to express his longing to see his wife and his grief over not seeing her due to work. Later on, it seems that Mozart’s wife is growing restless without him as he is away on work. However, he reassures her that he will be with her and tries to comfort her to relieve her of her distress. Towards his wife, Mozart comes across as loving, giving, tender, kind hearted.
