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Questions in Sonny's Blues tagged with "Sonny's Blues"

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  What literary elements are used in Sonny's Blues?

  Posted by shadysadie on Oct 31, 2009 at 01:14 PM

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  What does Baldwin suggest are the barriers to intimacy in "sonny' Blues"?

  Posted by kaitangel89 on Oct 25, 2009 at 05:29 PM

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  In "Sonny's Blues," is music a savior in Sonny's life or his ultimate weakness?

  Posted by craziicutie91 on Sep 29, 2009 at 05:20 PM

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  How did the author create the tone in Sonny's Blues?

  Posted by shamerebrown18 on Aug 31, 2009 at 06:18 PM

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  Which are the revelations/epiphanies that occur in the living room and in the nightclub?

  Posted by nochi on Aug 30, 2009 at 05:54 PM

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  What parts of "Sonny,s Blues" correspond to the plot stages of a traditionally told story?

  Posted by edi79 on Aug 26, 2009 at 06:29 PM

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  What parts of "Sonny Blues" correspond to the plot stages of a traditionally told story:?

  Posted by mauricia on Jun 3, 2009 at 06:22 AM

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  I can't put my finger on it, but I know there is a reason why an "algebra teacher" narrates the story, I know it's important for a reason, any help?

  Posted by jondelarosa on Apr 8, 2009 at 06:49 PM

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  does the title refer to his occupation as a jazz musician or the depressed life he had

  Posted by jsciscione on Mar 29, 2009 at 05:11 PM

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  Sonny turned to heroin in search of what?

  Posted by kmcpher2 on Mar 20, 2009 at 10:08 AM

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  How does meeting with sonny's old school friend affect the narrarator?

  Posted by lillie09 on Mar 17, 2009 at 05:56 PM

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  In Sonny's Blues, what are the important settings and why?

  Posted by mollypolly on Mar 16, 2009 at 04:14 PM

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  What is the narrator's relationship to the piano?

  Posted by maanpo1959 on Feb 26, 2009 at 04:34 PM

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  How did Sonny's music affect him and how did he make it his own?

  Posted by macojei on Feb 10, 2009 at 07:24 AM

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  In Sonny's Blues, by James Baldwin, why is it significant that the narrator teaches algebra, do his formulas help him understand addiction?

  Posted by brainsms on Jan 30, 2009 at 03:36 PM

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  In what respects does the relationship between Sonny and his brother resemble that between their uncle and father? In what way does it differ?

  Posted by garica on Oct 30, 2008 at 10:49 PM

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  In "Sonny's Blues," why and how does music become a means for escape?

  Posted by sossy2002 on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:29 AM

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  what happens in the jazz club?

  Posted by akirules26 on Oct 18, 2008 at 12:14 PM

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  How would you describe the tone of the ending? Does the narrator express optimism? Pessimism?

  Posted by acordwell on Oct 14, 2008 at 12:32 PM

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  What does Baldwin gain, or lose, by reordering the events of "Sonny's Blues" as he does?

  Posted by hardworkapple on Oct 8, 2008 at 09:51 AM