Beginning of Essay
The story “Sonny’s Blues”, by James Baldwin, is about two brothers who find themselves to have grown apart over the years. Sonny’s brother finally learns about his brother’s whereabouts one day while reading the newspaper. His brother had been arrested ....

Middle of Essay
.... is. He sees it not as notes and sounds but an expression of their past and his emotions. It becomes a way to celebrate their struggle in an unforgiving world. The protagonist in the story is Sonny’s brother. He is a dynamic character that learns how important it is to respect other people’s philosophies. “Freedom lurked around us around us and I understood, at last, that he could help us to be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we would.” The narrator uses a limited omniscient point of view to describe Sonny’s brother. We learn about him through his thoughts and feelings. The next major character in the stor ....