Based on the letters that were sent to Mozart and the ones that he sent, it can be concluded that Mozart was pompous and arrogant while also being quite the bootlicker. Using an absurd amount of flattery, Mozart often begged his “dearest friend[s]” (250) for money, as he was in debt majority of the time.

Unfortunately, it can also be assumed that Mozart was quite irresponsible. He continuously went into debt despite the success of his performances and his pieces. Not only that, he was also completely shameless. When writing to Michael Puchberg, Mozart brings up the fact that he “cannot possibly pay [Michael] back so soon” (238) and further has the audacity to ask Puchberg to be “so kind as to get [him] the money through another channel” (239). It also seems as though Mozart did not really have many close friends, as he writes the most to Puchberg asking for money. In that sense, Mozart did not relate or present himself well to others. In another instance, when trying, and the key word is trying, to ask the King for a stable position as a composer for his court through Sebastian Winter, Mozart makes various requests, almost as though he is confident that he will receive the job. Laced with cajolery, Mozart asks his Highness if he would “be so gracious as to commission [Mozart], year by year….with a fixed yearly salary” (230).

As for Mozart’s family members, it seems as though Mozart does not hold as much love for his father and daughter as he does for his wife. While Mozart’s father seems very proud of his son, the feeling is not mutual. Mozart basically dumps his son onto his father and when his father falls ill, he only feigns concern. He finds out about his father’s death through letter and does not comfort his sister in person. His letters to his family members are shorter than the ones asking for money. The one person Mozart seems infatuated with is his “best little Wife’ (240). Occasionally in these letters, he also asks about his son. Mozart is quite in love with his wife as he longs for her continuously and even talked to a painting of her.

Overall I would say that although Mozart is a musical genius, he was quite irresponsible, especially with his money. He was also shameless in depending on his friends for money and never keeping his promises to buy them back.