Sonny's Blues is the story of the title character, Sonny, whose unnamed brother narrates both the story of Sonny's arrest for heroin possession and the story of his own tamer life. The stories of the two brothers are told in an interwoven fashion, revealing the shared trauma of their childhoods and exploring Sonny's introversion and intense passion for jazz. At the conclusion of the story the two brothers are able to move tentatively toward reconciliation.
That is Sonnys Blues helps us to understand the various ways people experience pain and suffering As a musician and artist Sonny tries to make known to speak through his music the pain he sees around him Extremely sensitive to that pain himself Sonny becomes an addict to try to dull his perception of it The narrator on the other hand denies his own pain and hardship and that of those around him But when he is finally forced to see it he begins to understand Sonny as both an artist and as a reco
Essay 1 Sonnys Blues setting contributes to the storys main theme by the idea behind of the love of two brothers extends beyond the relationship between both brothers but also the community as a whole Harlem is affected greatly by drugs poverty and frustration but members of the community come together to watch over and protect one another to fall into a dangerous pit In the story the adults spend their Saturday afternoons sharing stories providing a sense of warmth and protection to the childr
A Look at James Baldwins Sonnys Blues Michael Clark in a critical analysis essay he wrote on James Baldwins Sonnys Blues examines the ways in which Baldwin uses images of light and darkness to tell the story of two brothers Thus being Sonny and his elder brother Clark points out in his essay that Sonny finds his life a living hell yet he knows enough to try and strive for better for that saving light He also believes that Sonny sees music as something positive and by not mastering music will re