"And thus while I listened, the future became the present unchallenged; and all too soon the regretted past". Paul's growth to maturity is the central concern of the novel To what extent do you agree with this statement? Discuss in relation to the novel's themes and issues. The central concern of the novel "Maestro" is definitely the growth to maturity of Paul. The issues which arise in the novel, such as music, relationships,m love, …showed first 75 words of 1523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1523 total…But as the novel progresses, he sees how perfectly they complement each other and realises that the ideas he'd had earlier about them had all only been judfed from surface value, which is another step in the path to maturity. Striving for musical perfection, searching and finding love, living through adolescence, and understanding in relationships were all issues paul had to face on his path to maturity, which was the central concern of the novel.