Part I:
Link (https://youtu.be/NvJiyBE_wo0)
Analyze the narrator of “Sonny’s Blues.” Why do you think he goes unnamed throughout the story? What is the
significance of his profession? What kind of person is he, and how does this impact his relationship with his
brother? After you watch the video, discuss what you learned about the author of “Sonny’s Blues”-James
Baldwin.
Part II:
Draft a 250-500 word response to the following questions:
Even though Baldwin’s story is fixed in a particular time and place, to what extent does the story work in transhistorical terms? That is, many of the issues he describes are still problems in inner urban communities,and
music is still seen by many as a “ticket to freedom.” Can you imagine an updated telling of this tale? What
would it look like?
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