Compare/contrast sibling relationships in “Everyday Use” and “Sonny’s Blues”
Analyze mindsets/personalities that lead to lives of outward stability and a measure of success (i.e. Mrs.
Hopewell in GCP and Sonny’s brother) with those who must rely on others to support them (i.e. Joy-Hulga
and Sonny)
Is Baldwin making any thematic point about drug use/addiction?
Compare/contrast criminals (Manley Pointer and Sonny)
Is Baldwin using jazz music as a cliche? Why does he make Sonny a musician?
Just pick one of these topics to write about if you do not mind. No outside sources please. I will post the
link for the story below.
https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/2B-HUM/Readings/Baldwin-Sonnys-Blues.pdf
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