Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin
“Sonny’s Bluesâ€
“Sonny’s Blues†by James Baldwin is a short story of the lives of two brothers. Throughout the story there is an unhappy mood. The blues can be thought of as a state of being unhappy and also the type of music is pretty sad, and this has significance to this story because both brothers tend to show unhappiness in their lives. Sonny and his brother grew up together but as they got older they lived two different lives. Sonny’s older brother was a more determined person, who had desires whereas; Sonny was much more careless and didn’t have much of a plan for his life. Both brothers are shown to be very opposite, the narrator is a cautious man who tries to stay away from danger then there is Sonny on the other hand who takes risks. Sonny’s brother sees him to be a bit wild considering his habits with drugs and other problems. Sony never intended on living the life he did and wanted to escape his problems so he immerses himself into music because he has a true passion for it. Throughout the story Sonny’s brother tells the audience many different stories from when they were younger to the time they grew up. The death of their parents had an impact on both their lives and it ultimately what lead them to grow apart from one another. “It came to me that what we both were seeking through our separate cab windows was that part of ourselves which had been left behind.†This quotes shows that both Sonny and his brother seem to be looking for a way to make their lives better in this story and it seems that in their own way they try to retrieve some of their past to deal with that happened to their lives and find a way to deal with it and go
“Sonny’s Blues†by James Baldwin is a short story of the lives of two brothers. Throughout the story there is an unhappy mood. The blues can be thought of as a state of being unhappy and also the type of music is pretty sad, and this has significance to this story because both brothers tend to show unhappiness in their lives. Sonny and his brother grew up together but as they got older they lived two different lives. Sonny’s older brother was a more determined person, who had desires whereas; Sonny was much more careless and didn’t have much of a plan for his life. Both brothers are shown to be very opposite, the narrator is a cautious man who tries to stay away from danger then there is Sonny on the other hand who takes risks. Sonny’s brother sees him to be a bit wild considering his habits with drugs and other problems. Sony never intended on living the life he did and wanted to escape his problems so he immerses himself into music because he has a true passion for it. Throughout the story Sonny’s brother tells the audience many different stories from when they were younger to the time they grew up. The death of their parents had an impact on both their lives and it ultimately what lead them to grow apart from one another. “It came to me that what we both were seeking through our separate cab windows was that part of ourselves which had been left behind.†This quotes shows that both Sonny and his brother seem to be looking for a way to make their lives better in this story and it seems that in their own way they try to retrieve some of their past to deal with that happened to their lives and find a way to deal with it and go