Consider James Baldwin’s story, “Sonny’s Blues” and answer the following questions in detail, using text to
support your discussion:
The story seems at first to be about the ways that the narrator tries to help and instruct Sonny.
- In the end, though, what does Sonny teach the narrator? What does the narrator learn about Sonny and about
life?
Each time they fight, Sonny and his brother argue about whether or not the narrator truly listens to Sonny when
he talks. - Does the narrator ever find a way to truly listen to Sonny?
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