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Sonny's Blues
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James Baldwin
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Themes: The Power of Music
Themes: Escaping the Past
Themes: Family Support
Themes: Suffering
Themes: Conflict
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Themes
Suffering
Family
Family Relationships
Music
Conflict
Family Responsibility
Addiction
Understanding
Redemption
Transformation
Struggle
Characters
Sonny
The Narrator
Sonny's Brother
Plot
Climax
Exposition
Flashback
Narrative Structure
Resolution
Rising Action
Symbolism
The Cup of Scotch
Music
Darkness
The Cup of Trembling
Literary Devices
Flashbacks
Dialogue
Narrative Perspective
First Person
Non-Linear Narrative
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Setting
Harlem
Authorship
James Baldwin
Style
Non-Linear Narrative
Comparative Analysis
Sonny's Blues and Death of a Salesman
