James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" portrays the life of two black men living in Harlem in the 1950's and their struggle to grow up in a society riddled with drugs and violence. The story's narrator is the eldest brother. He is an algebra teacher who discovers his younger brother's falling out through an article in a newspaper. The entire story evolves from this event. The narrator's brother, Sonny, is a struggling musician. He was a good …showed first 75 words of 869 total…

…showed last 75 words of 869 total…to understand. I enjoyed this story because it is something that I can relate to. To me, there is nothing that can touch the soul more than music and art. These things are what create individuals, cultures, and societies. They can be interpreted in many ways. Yet they affect everyone in their perimeter. James Baldwin did a good job of conveying the idea that music is an international language. Art is something everyone can appreciate.