In Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin,Sonny's brother discovers that he has been arrested for possession of drugs.He reminisces on their past as children and can only imagine how his students could probably be doing the same things Sonny was. Sonny's brother has never accepted Sonny's way of life.He believed that the right way of life was to get an education and a good career.Sonny lived his life on drugs and with the dream of being a musician.Sonny and his brother were complete opposites which was a problem for their relationship.When his daughter dies,he finally decides to get in communication with Sonny. Music is a very important theme in Sonny's blues. Sonny's brother always had a difficult time understanding why Sonny would want to grow up
As he entered the house following the conclusion of the meeting, Sonny tries to explain to his brother, and for once you see the narrator actual listen and understand his brothers struggles. He enlightens him, “ her voice reminded me for a minute of what heroin feels like sometimes-when its in your veins.” He continues to tell is brother that it makes people feel in control, “It’s not so much to play. It’s to stand it, to be able to make it at all.” We realize deeper that this is the narrators understanding his brothers addiction to the piano, is a way to fight his addiction to
You can tell by his story that not being there in the most important times of Sonny’s life has left him with a lot of heartache. The older brother thinks that if he would
He’s also Sonny’s brother. Through the narrator we get to see how Sonny's drug addiction affects those around him and how difficult it is for someone who isn't a musician to understand what motivates someone who is. It's almost necessary that we hear the story from the narrator, since Sonny would have been an unreliable narrator himself (Negro American Literature Forum). In many ways the narrator is the voice of reason throughout the story. He tries to get Sonny to think about his future and he basically becomes Sonny's father figure once their parents have passed away.
One of the most apparent drug threats Nevada is exposed at is heroin. Highly addictive, black tar is the kind of heroin that is commonly found in the state. In fact, there has been an increase in the use of this drug. However, low quality heroin is also readily available to those who can only afford that much. Since the number of heroin addicts is increasing, the call for a drug and alcohol rehab center in the area is a must.
Music, drugs and culture are mixed together in various levels of conflict and harmony throughout modern day music, which affects the artist and listeners alike. The Group summarizes James Baldwin “Sonny’s Blues” as depiction of two brother’s relationship with one another. The summary by Suzy Bernstein Goldman seems to also depict this triangle of cultural relations that has affected three generations of America Culture. There is tragedy that causes a rift in the two bothers relationship. Tragedies affect people in all different ways.
Rusty James’s goal is he wants everyone to respect him and he does not want to be alone. To reach those goal he has to fight everyone who do not like him and hang out with his best friends and his brother. He made a mistake when he cheated on his girlfriend that makes her leave
The narrator makes this observation about Sonny when he sees him after he’s released from prison. Prison, for Sonny, was a hellish experience, as was his addiction to heroin. Both experiences have altered Sonny, but he remains, at heart, the same person he’s always been. The narrator notes, somewhat mournfully, that he never actually knew his baby brother, even though he can see traces of him buried beneath the darkness of prison life and drug addiction. It’s a painful realization, one that he is forced to confront now that Sonny has become, to some degree, his responsibility.
In the beginning you feel the disgust and fear of the narrator about Sonny. He finds out that his brother who he had not seen or heard from in some time was arrested for drugs in some way by reading the paper. He says “I felt my guts were going to spill out” making you feel the pain he was going through for Sonny. He himself
Before my husband die, he got cleaned but it was to late for him. The behavior and mentality of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until individual understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structure help, they have no hope. Matt and my husband , I think try very hard to stop their addiction. I will give some of the reason : For individuals with a difficult life, sometimes using drugs and alcohol acutually makes life seem better. 2.