Comparing The Rich Brother And Sonny's Blues By James Baldwin

Anthony Brandt, an expert editor, once said, “Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” Although all people are separate from each other in multiple ways, one thing is true: family shapes who you are and will become. Because of this, one can never truly “run away” from family, as they remain a part of whom one has become. The two passages The Rich Brother by Tobias Wolff and Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin tell a story of two different brothers who have grown to be seemingly opposites of each other who end up together years later due to separate life choices. Both stories argue that disparity in childhood leads to conflict; however, siblings always eventually come back to one another, whether good or bad.

First, the story The Rich Brother supports this claim by its story of two brothers whose greatly contrasting futures do not keep each
As seen in The Rich Brother, Pete felt very content without the presence of his brother. In fact, almost every time Donald was around, Pete was stressed, angry, or overwhelmed (270). Also, as observed in the final paragraphs, Pete was fairly happy and actually had a smile on his face as he drove away from his brother (271). However, regardless of his content, he put his brother before himself and happiness. The inability to detach oneself from a seemingly “toxic” person who causes nothing but pain and negative effects can prove to be very detrimental to a person. Also, some siblings are unable to get past a traumatic or negative event between them and never talk again. With these two factors against reconnecting siblings, holding a grudge is quite unhealthy and it can be very difficult and saddening to avoid a person who is a huge part of you and your