Biographer Susan Curtis speculated that his mother's support of Joplin's musical education was an important causal factor in this separation; his father argued that it took the boy away from practical employment which would have supplemented the family income.
His mother's support of Joplin's musical education was an important causal factor in this separation. This was what Biographer Susan Curtis speculated. It took the boy away from practical employment. This was what his father argued. This practical employment would have supplemented the family income.