The Symbolism Of The Climax In James Baldwin's Sonny

The climax happened when Sonny start to skip class, and drop out of his studies. Instead, he went to a place called Greenwich Village. A place where he hang out with musicians and spend most of his time on playing Jazz or take drugs. When Isabel notice Sonny drop out of school, he did not go to school, Sonny left her house and went to join the military. Starting from there, they both haven’t met each other until the war ended. When they saw each other again, they fight against each other and Sonny told the narrator to leave him alone, but narrator told Sonny one they he is going to need his help. And the recall ends here.