James Baldwin – Sonny's Blues

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who wrote Sonny's Blues?

James Baldwin

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Genre of Sonny's Blues?

Fiction

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Form of Sonny's Blues?

short story

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Year Sonny's Blues was published?

1957

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main characters in Sonny's Blues?

-narrator’s younger brother, Sonny

-narrator’s wife, Isabel

-narrator’s children, 1 girl, Gracie

-Sonny’s friend, Creole

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How does James Baldwin write this short story?

Imagery, Comparisons, Symbolic moments

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imagery

figurative language evoking mental images based on sense perceptions.

-childhood imagery

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comparisons

-opposition drives story forward for resolution to underline unity via conflict.

-similarities draw attention to details

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symbolic moments

-daily experiences/observations revealing profound meanings

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Why did Baldwin write this short story? (1)

  • address issues of race relations

-impacting members of the black community

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Why did Baldwin write this short story? (2)

  • Music/Blues/Jazz as Resistance

-Bepop/bop (1945-55)- Political Statement

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Why did Baldwin write this short story? (3)

  • Music/Blues/Jazz as Therapy

-originated from slave songs and gospel to signify despair and hope.

-alternative to psychotherapy/talking cure

-emotional & collective catharsis for empathy and reciprocity

-communities