Over the course of this unit on biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs, I read Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli, which is about Steven Paul Jobs, cofounder of Apple, Inc., Pixar, and NeXT Computers. Throughout the book, Schlender and Tetzeli write about Steve’s life, from his early college days to the final days of his life. The book contains information on Steve’s founding of Apple with Steve Wozniak, then his first tenure at Apple, his founding of Pixar and NeXT, and his return to Apple until his death. The book also shows how Steve’s personality evolved over time, from an arrogant, cold business man with little care for anyone or anything around him, into a loving, caring family man that had more humor and humility.
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This is seen throughout the book as Steve changed from an arrogant, horrible person who was awful to be around and work with, into a more compassionate person as his flaws evened out. At the beginning of his career, Steve did not take any responsibility. He took all the credit for positive things done at Apple, but pointed fingers and refused to admit fault when something failed. This also happened in his personal life. When Steve was in his early twenties, he had a daughter, “Chrisann Brennan, who had been his girlfriend for some time, gave birth to their daughter, Lisa, in May 1978. She was born in Oregon at Robert Friedland’s orchard, and three days after the birth, Steve flew North to be with her and Chrisann. But for months afterward, Steve denied he was Lisa’s father and refused to pay child support. He even resisted when a court-ordered paternity test established the likelihood that he was the father at 94.4%; it was as if the mere fact of his denial would negate the proof” (Schlender/Tetzi, pg. 62-63). Steve refused to care for the child that was obviously his. It didn’t matter that he was just starting to become a celebrity because of Apple and that he had more responsibility with work than anyone, he shouldn’t have just denied his daughter a father. His behavior was …show more content…
He suddenly took a look at himself as a person and changed. His actions towards others changed over a few years, as he started a family and became a better person, both in his business life and his personal life. Steve started Pixar and started working closely with John Lasseter, a head animator. They soon became good friends, often hanging out outside of work. John and his wife, Nancy, had a very old car that was breaking down and a moving death trap on the
This is seen throughout the book as Steve changed from an arrogant, horrible person who was awful to be around and work with, into a more compassionate person as his flaws evened out. At the beginning of his career, Steve did not take any responsibility. He took all the credit for positive things done at Apple, but pointed fingers and refused to admit fault when something failed. This also happened in his personal life. When Steve was in his early twenties, he had a daughter, “Chrisann Brennan, who had been his girlfriend for some time, gave birth to their daughter, Lisa, in May 1978. She was born in Oregon at Robert Friedland’s orchard, and three days after the birth, Steve flew North to be with her and Chrisann. But for months afterward, Steve denied he was Lisa’s father and refused to pay child support. He even resisted when a court-ordered paternity test established the likelihood that he was the father at 94.4%; it was as if the mere fact of his denial would negate the proof” (Schlender/Tetzi, pg. 62-63). Steve refused to care for the child that was obviously his. It didn’t matter that he was just starting to become a celebrity because of Apple and that he had more responsibility with work than anyone, he shouldn’t have just denied his daughter a father. His behavior was …show more content…
He suddenly took a look at himself as a person and changed. His actions towards others changed over a few years, as he started a family and became a better person, both in his business life and his personal life. Steve started Pixar and started working closely with John Lasseter, a head animator. They soon became good friends, often hanging out outside of work. John and his wife, Nancy, had a very old car that was breaking down and a moving death trap on the