—Brian Mangal While reading throughout the course, James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” caught my attention the most. When first reading it, what I got from the story was a story between two brothers. With this came the failure of one brother to protect another, and as a result, Sonny ends up getting hooked on drugs. However, […]
Sonny's Blues
Family no matter what
— Anonymous I consider James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues” to be a great work. This story conveys a message and gets people to rethink their lives and how we treat others as well as family. The underlying message in this short story is also relatable to us in 2020 and will be relevant to us […]
Usually, when we read something for English class…
—Anonymous Usually, when we read something for English class, the text would always be in the most difficult English language. It would be hard for young adults to understand and really take it the meaning of these works. Looking at the readings that we did over the semester so far, they have all been very […]
I choose the text “Sonny’s Blues”…
—Veronica Chu I choose the text “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin because I feel like I can really relate to the story. The theme behind the story made me realize how important love is and accepting people for who they are. Love plays such a big role in life and understanding what love is or […]
Throughout the course, in the story “Sonny Blues” …
— Elizabeth Nguyen Throughout the course, in the story “Sonny Blues” by James Baldwin was a short story that expressed the dominant themes and images from Baldwin’s life. The story demonstrates Baldwin’s ability to transform his social and political concerns into modern art. The story talks mainly about deterioration, religion, drug addiction, and World War […]
