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    “Sonny’s Blues‚” a short story written by James Baldwin‚ highlights both the peace and the trials of life in Harlem during the 1950s. Sonny‚ the narrator’s brother‚ is a young musician who struggles with a heroin addiction‚ turning the narrator’s life upside down. Sonny has a “love” for both music and heroin‚ both of which help him mentally escape the harsh society he faces in the poverty-stricken and dangerous Harlem. Sonny’s passion for the freedom that both heroin and music causes him to feel

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    through being black in Harlem. The story is about the necessity of family‚ the differences between art and practicality‚ the power of music to heal‚ and the importance of listening. Baldwin successfully discusses the wide range of issues through the use of catharsis‚ non-linear plot‚ and first person point of view. Baldwin takes the reader on a journey that makes this story as personal as a diary. For this story to include catharsis‚ the characters must go through emotional purging‚ atonement for

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    deep into their problems will help us what they mean. Both writers had different attitudes of life‚ everyone writing by their own font. Hurston used Italic font to give the readers more emphasis and also increase the intensity of the situation‚ and Baldwin used Bolded font to give the reader a straight message of society. The poem “How it feels to be colored me‚” if you feel uncertain that Hurston is asserting her pride in her ethnicity‚ then you have gotten her message! Throughout the essay she points

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    In the story "Sonny’s Blues" by James Baldwin‚ is a powerful story that talked about the creativity and artistic in music. Sonny is a guys very passion for his music in life at the young age and he also have a dreams to become a great musicians jazz. His passion for music makes him impatient with everything else. Therefore‚ the contradictory lives of the two brothers that has contributed for the theme was very interesting by many things entanglements of time‚ space and ideals such as drop out of

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    The title of the play is called “Blues For Mister Charlie.” James Baldwin gives this play this title because he is leaving a message to the readers and that message can be interpreted in different ways. How I interpret the title is that I think Mister Charlie is referring to the white folks in white town. Blues is a type of music that black American uses as a way to express their feeling and emotions that can’t be expressed through words. The emotions of sadness‚ melancholy‚ and depression that African

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    other instead of staying in their own place. As my daily life entangles itself‚ my train of thought crosses dimensions rather than just a railroad. I think David could agree with this. I read his thoughts as dense‚ repetitive‚ and scrambled. James Baldwin‚ the author of Giovanni’s Room‚ portrays the glimpse of events that we see from David’s life in an meta-physical manner. The settings of each scene do not leave an impact on me like they should when I close my book for the night. Instead‚ I hold on

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    brother that he doesn’t wants any of the average jobs that his brothers wants for him‚ but to be a musician and play jazz. The narrator being Sonny’s older brother makes the statement “Doesn’t all this take a lot of time? Can you make a living at it?” (Baldwin 135). The narrator is questioning his brother about his choice with his career

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    dark and dangerous‚ but it is also full of life and culture. Living in the city automatically associates a person with its negative subcultures. And people struggle to find their own identity outside of what society assumes. In Sonny’s blues‚ James Baldwin uses society stereotypes of the black community to portray Sonny’s struggling addiction‚ suffering from his decisions‚ his estranged relationships with his family‚ and his passion for music‚ to show Sonny’s struggle for identity in society. Sonny’s

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    Sonny was a drug-addicted musician and his older brother was a high school algebra teacher with a family. The way the two brothers reunite through addiction‚ memories and strife make their bond seem stronger than ever. Sonny’s Blues‚ by James Baldwin‚ is a story about enlightenment through brotherhood when Sonny and his brother go to the club. Sonny’s brother saw the newspaper while he was on his way to work and realized that his little brother was in trouble because of drugs. The beginning

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    narrator’s and Sonny’s roles in their fraternal relationship. After their mother’s death‚ the narrator assumes a parental role while Sonny matures and grows more independent. This causes Sonny to run away from home in search of control over his own life. Baldwin puts his characters through immense suffering. At first glance‚ one assumes this hardship will only drive the brothers apart. However‚ upon closer examination of Grace’s death and Sonny’s letter‚ one sees that Baldwin’s use of suffering actually brings

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