Sonny's Blues was a very good story. One could believe that it is a nonfiction piece. It is fiction, but it depicts very real and truthfully subjects in life. Racism became very prevelent in the story once Sonny's brother thinks back on a conversation with his mom after his father passed away. The two boys never knew even knew that they once had an uncle, he got killed a long time ago from a "car full of white men." I hadn't exactly depicted the race of Sonny and his brother until this time, it also helped to have a depiction of the year.
A part that was very interesting to me was when the brother was departing on the subway and after their talk Sonny's friend asked if he could borrow a dollar. After reaching in his wallet to give him a dollar he realized that he only had a five dollar bill. He gave the five to Sonny's friend "he didn't look at it-- he didn't want to look at it. A terrible closed look came over his face, as though he was keeping the number on the bill a secret from him and me. Thanks, he said, and was now dying to see me go." I think this part just show the strength of addiction. I think in part when sonny's friend saw that it was a five, he was excited and at the same time sad because he knew that he would just buy even more heroin with it. And as soon as he got it he was ready for Sonny's brother to go because he wanted to go get his fix.
The ending of the story was very powerful. Sonny really expressed his feelings through the music. It was what got him through his life. He had friends around him to support, especially Creole. Being the reader, even though you cannot physically hear the music that Sonny is playing, it seems to be playing in your head while reading this part. It's like you can just hear the emotions coming from Sonny. When Sonny's brother ordered drinks to all the musicians on the stage, I think it finally showed the connection between the two brothers that had been waiting for their whole lives. "he sipped from it and looked toward me, and nodded."
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I know exactly what you mean when you said this is a very realistic piece of work. While reading the story, I liked how the author incorporated the music too. Like you said it was powerful and gave the short story more character. Also to build on the realistic aspect of the literature, we can look at the introduction and see how this story helped the writer of the introduction feel better about himself and his current situation. Good blog.
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