Sonny's Blues - Revision history

Glucas: /* Works Cited */ Fixes.

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	* {{cite journal \| first=Eui Young \| last= Kim \| date= October 2013 \| title= The Sociology of the Ghetto in James Baldwin's ‘Sonny's Blues’ \| journal= The Explicator \| volume= 76 \| issue= 3 \| pages= 161-165		* {{cite journal \| first=Eui Young \| last= Kim \| date= October 2013 \| title= The Sociology of the Ghetto in James Baldwin's ‘Sonny's Blues’ \| journal= The Explicator \| volume= 76 \| issue= 3 \| pages= 161-165
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			* {{Cite book \|date={{date\|2002}} \|title=Reading and Writing about Literature \|editor-last=Sipiora \|editor-first=Phillip \|publisher=Prentice Hall \|location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ }}
	* {{cite journal \|last1=Stone \| first1=Caitlin \| date= October 2013 \| title= Lost and Found: The Fall of Grace in ‘Sonny's Blues’ \|journal=The Explicator \| volume= 71 \|issue= 4 \| pages= 251-254 }}		* {{cite journal \|last1=Stone \| first1=Caitlin \| date= October 2013 \| title= Lost and Found: The Fall of Grace in ‘Sonny's Blues’ \|journal=The Explicator \| volume= 71 \|issue= 4 \| pages= 251-254 }}
	* {{Cite book \|date={{date\|2002}} \|title=Reading and Writing about Literature \|editor-last=Sipiora \|editor-first=Phillip \|publisher=Prentice Hall \|location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ \|pages=149–160 }}
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	* {{cite journal \|last1=Tracey \| first1=Steen C. \| date= 2015 \| title= Sonny in the Dark: Jazzing the Blues Spirit and the Gospel truth in James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues’ \|journal=The Explicator \| volume= 1 \|issue=0 (2015) }}		* {{cite journal \|last1=Tracey \| first1=Steen C. \| date= 2015 \| title= Sonny in the Dark: Jazzing the Blues Spirit and the Gospel truth in James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues’ \|journal=The Explicator \| volume= 1 \|issue=0 (2015) }}
	* {{Cite book \|date={{date\|2002}} \|title=Reading and Writing about Literature \|editor-last=Sipiora \|editor-first=Phillip \|publisher=Prentice Hall \|location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ \|pages=149–160 }}
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	* {{cite journal \|last1=Stone \| first1=Caitlin \| date= October 2013 \| title= Lost and Found: The Fall of Grace in ‘Sonny's Blues’ \|journal=The Explicator \| volume= 71 \|issue= 4 \| pages= 251-254 }}		* {{cite journal \|last1=Stone \| first1=Caitlin \| date= October 2013 \| title= Lost and Found: The Fall of Grace in ‘Sonny's Blues’ \|journal=The Explicator \| volume= 71 \|issue= 4 \| pages= 251-254 }}
			* {{Cite book \|date={{date\|2002}} \|title=Reading and Writing about Literature \|editor-last=Sipiora \|editor-first=Phillip \|publisher=Prentice Hall \|location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ \|pages=149–160 }}
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			* {{cite journal \|last1=Tracey \| first1=Steen C. \| date= 2015 \| title= Sonny in the Dark: Jazzing the Blues Spirit and the Gospel truth in James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues’ \|journal=The Explicator \| volume= 1 \|issue=0 (2015) }}
	* {{Cite book \|date={{date\|2002}} \|title=Reading and Writing about Literature \|editor-last=Sipiora \|editor-first=Phillip \|publisher=Prentice Hall \|location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ \|pages=149–160 }}		* {{Cite book \|date={{date\|2002}} \|title=Reading and Writing about Literature \|editor-last=Sipiora \|editor-first=Phillip \|publisher=Prentice Hall \|location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ \|pages=149–160 }}
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Camdino234: /* Characters */ added detail to "narrator"

2021-10-10T00:11:43Z

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	The story begins with the unnamed narrator on his way to work as a math teacher and opening up a newspaper finding out his brother, Sonny had been arrested for using and selling heroin. The whole day his mind was set on the disturbing news. When his class was over, a friend of Sonny's came through the schoolyard to talk to the narrator about the situation and that he felt responsible for getting sonny hooked. After the narrator's daughter died of polio, he felt the need to write Sonny. When sonny got out of jail he had to live with the narrator's wife Isabel's parents so that he could go to school and have access to a piano. Meanwhile, Sonny did not go to school, he started doing acid.After that he ran off to the navy and came back. When he came back, him and the narrator got into an argument about his suspicion of drug use. After the intense argument,the narrator felt the need to figure out why sonny acts a certain way about jazz.So he goes to where Sonny plays the piano and he actually likes it. Then he sends sonny a drink of alcoholic scotch and milk which showed he was satisfied.		The story begins with the unnamed narrator on his way to work as a math teacher and opening up a newspaper finding out his brother, Sonny had been arrested for using and selling heroin. The whole day his mind was set on the disturbing news. When his class was over, a friend of Sonny's came through the schoolyard to talk to the narrator about the situation and that he felt responsible for getting sonny hooked. After the narrator's daughter died of polio, he felt the need to write Sonny. When sonny got out of jail he had to live with the narrator's wife Isabel's parents so that he could go to school and have access to a piano. Meanwhile, Sonny did not go to school, he started doing acid.After that he ran off to the navy and came back. When he came back, him and the narrator got into an argument about his suspicion of drug use. After the intense argument,the narrator felt the need to figure out why sonny acts a certain way about jazz.So he goes to where Sonny plays the piano and he actually likes it. Then he sends sonny a drink of alcoholic scotch and milk which showed he was satisfied.
	==Characters==		==Characters==
	'''Narrator''': He is a math teacher and he is 7 years older than Sonny.		'''Narrator''': He is a math teacher and he is 7 years older than Sonny. The narrator goes through quandaries by attempting to navigate Sonny's future in the right direction, failing inevitably due to the lack of commitment.

	'''Sonny''': He is the narrator's brother, jazz musician, and heroin addict who lived in New York. He died when he got hit by a car while walking home from a concert with the narrator’s father.		'''Sonny''': He is the narrator's brother, jazz musician, and heroin addict who lived in New York. He died when he got hit by a car while walking home from a concert with the narrator’s father.

Dreyvun2001: /* Plot */ fix spaces

2021-10-08T23:13:19Z

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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The story begins with the unnamed narrator on his way to work as a math teacher and opening up a newspaper finding out his brother, Sonny had been arrested for using and selling heroin.The whole day his mind was set on the disturbing news. When his class was over, a friend of Sonny's came through the schoolyard to talk to the narrator about the situation and that he felt responsible for getting sonny hooked.After the narrator's daughter died of polio, he felt the need to write Sonny.When sonny got out of jail he had to live with the narrator's wife Isabel's parents so that he could go to school and have access to a piano.Meanwhile, Sonny did not go to school, he started doing acid.After that he ran off to the navy and came back. When he came back, him and the narrator got into an argument about his suspicion of drug use.After the intense argument,the narrator felt the need to figure out why sonny acts a certain way about jazz.So he goes to where Sonny plays the piano and he actually likes it~~, so~~ he sends sonny a drink of alcoholic scotch and milk which showed he was satisfied.		The story begins with the unnamed narrator on his way to work as a math teacher and opening up a newspaper finding out his brother, Sonny had been arrested for using and selling heroin. The whole day his mind was set on the disturbing news. When his class was over, a friend of Sonny's came through the schoolyard to talk to the narrator about the situation and that he felt responsible for getting sonny hooked. After the narrator's daughter died of polio, he felt the need to write Sonny. When sonny got out of jail he had to live with the narrator's wife Isabel's parents so that he could go to school and have access to a piano. Meanwhile, Sonny did not go to school, he started doing acid.After that he ran off to the navy and came back. When he came back, him and the narrator got into an argument about his suspicion of drug use. After the intense argument,the narrator felt the need to figure out why sonny acts a certain way about jazz.So he goes to where Sonny plays the piano and he actually likes it. Then he sends sonny a drink of alcoholic scotch and milk which showed he was satisfied.
	==Characters==		==Characters==
	'''Narrator''': He is a math teacher and he is 7 years older than Sonny.		'''Narrator''': He is a math teacher and he is 7 years older than Sonny.

Dreyvun2001: /* Plot */ took out footnotes and added more information

2021-10-08T23:11:10Z

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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The story begins with the unnamed narrator on his way to work as a math teacher and opening up a newspaper finding out his brother, Sonny had been arrested for using and selling heroin.~~{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=79}}~~ The whole day his mind was set on the disturbing news. When his class was over, a friend of Sonny's came through the schoolyard to talk to the narrator about the situation and that he felt responsible for getting sonny hooked.~~{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=80-82}}~~ After the narrator's daughter died of polio, he felt the need to write Sonny.~~{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=82}}~~ When sonny got out of jail he had to live with the narrator's wife Isabel's parents so that he could go to school and have access to a piano.~~{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=90}}~~ Meanwhile, Sonny did not go to school, he started doing acid.~~{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=91}}~~ After that he ran off to the navy and came back, he and the narrator got into an argument ~~which made~~ the narrator ~~try~~ to figure out sonny.~~{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=92}}~~ So he goes to where Sonny plays the piano and likes it ~~and~~ he sends ~~his brother~~ a drink of alcoholic scotch and milk.~~{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=99}} Sonny really didn't have any remorse for losing his parents at all.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=82}}~~		The story begins with the unnamed narrator on his way to work as a math teacher and opening up a newspaper finding out his brother, Sonny had been arrested for using and selling heroin.The whole day his mind was set on the disturbing news. When his class was over, a friend of Sonny's came through the schoolyard to talk to the narrator about the situation and that he felt responsible for getting sonny hooked.After the narrator's daughter died of polio, he felt the need to write Sonny.When sonny got out of jail he had to live with the narrator's wife Isabel's parents so that he could go to school and have access to a piano.Meanwhile, Sonny did not go to school, he started doing acid.After that he ran off to the navy and came back. When he came back, him and the narrator got into an argument about his suspicion of drug use.After the intense argument,the narrator felt the need to figure out why sonny acts a certain way about jazz.So he goes to where Sonny plays the piano and he actually likes it, so he sends sonny a drink of alcoholic scotch and milk which showed he was satisfied.

	==Characters==		==Characters==
	'''Narrator''': He is a math teacher and he is 7 years older than Sonny.		'''Narrator''': He is a math teacher and he is 7 years older than Sonny.

Camdino234: /* Plot */ revised plot

2021-10-07T01:36:28Z

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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The story begins with the unnamed narrator on his way to work as a math teacher and opening up a newspaper finding out his brother, Sonny had been arrested for using and selling heroin.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=79}} The whole day his mind was set on the disturbing news. When his class was over, a friend of Sonny's came through the ~~school yard~~ to talk to the narrator about the situation and that he felt responsible for getting sonny hooked.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=80-82}} After the narrator daughter died of polio, he felt the need to write Sonny.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=82}} When sonny got out of jail he had to live with the narrator wife Isabel's parents so that he could go to school and have access to a piano.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=90}} Meanwhile, Sonny did not go to school, he started doing acid.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=91}} After that he ran off to the navy and came back, ~~him~~ and the narrator got into a argument which made the narrator try to figure out sonny.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=92}} So he goes to where ~~sonny~~ plays the piano and likes it and he ~~send~~ his brother a drink of a alcoholic scotch and milk.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=99}} Sonny really didn't have no remorse for losing his parents at all.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=82}}		The story begins with the unnamed narrator on his way to work as a math teacher and opening up a newspaper finding out his brother, Sonny had been arrested for using and selling heroin.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=79}} The whole day his mind was set on the disturbing news. When his class was over, a friend of Sonny's came through the schoolyard to talk to the narrator about the situation and that he felt responsible for getting sonny hooked.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=80-82}} After the narrator's daughter died of polio, he felt the need to write Sonny.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=82}} When sonny got out of jail he had to live with the narrator's wife Isabel's parents so that he could go to school and have access to a piano.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=90}} Meanwhile, Sonny did not go to school, he started doing acid.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=91}} After that he ran off to the navy and came back, he and the narrator got into an argument which made the narrator try to figure out sonny.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=92}} So he goes to where Sonny plays the piano and likes it and he sends his brother a drink of alcoholic scotch and milk.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=99}} Sonny really didn't have any remorse for losing his parents at all.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=82}}

	==Characters==		==Characters==

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	A theme presented in the story is brotherly division{{sfn\|Stone\|2013\|p=1}}. The symbology of the death of Grace plays an essential role in both the narrator and Sonny’s relationship. Sonny’s fall from grace depicts his morality and corroded decisions leading to an isolated life.{{sfn\|Stone\|2013\|p=2}} A fall from grace always has consequences in Christianity. The family is sorrowed over the death of the narrator’s daughter, leading to disintegration of grace within the brothers, causing them to drift apart and threatens to destroy their relationship.{{sfn\|Stone\|2013\|p=3}}		A theme presented in the story is brotherly division{{sfn\|Stone\|2013\|p=1}}. The symbology of the death of Grace plays an essential role in both the narrator and Sonny’s relationship. Sonny’s fall from grace depicts his morality and corroded decisions leading to an isolated life.{{sfn\|Stone\|2013\|p=2}} A fall from grace always has consequences in Christianity. The family is sorrowed over the death of the narrator’s daughter, leading to disintegration of grace within the brothers, causing them to drift apart and threatens to destroy their relationship.{{sfn\|Stone\|2013\|p=3}}

			Suffering is another theme for "Sonny's Blue". Suffering is seen constantly through out the story. Sonny's drug addiction{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=80}}, death of narrator's daughter{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=82}}, racism{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=79}}, and murder of the narrator's uncle{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=86}} shows suffering. Sonny's music came from the same dark experiences and his struggle to become a singer is not that easy.{{sfn\|Baldwin\|2002\|p=88}}

	==Development history==		==Development history==

Jojo1221: /* Characters */ edited sonny's friend

2021-10-05T14:24:19Z

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	'''The narrator's Father''': He is also not alive and he is a hard man whose brother's death causes him immense grief.		'''The narrator's Father''': He is also not alive and he is a hard man whose brother's death causes him immense grief.

	'''Sonny's Friend''': He is a heroin addict who visits the narrator to tell him what happened to Sonny. He is an unnamed ~~soul~~ whose brief appearance in the ~~novel~~ represents the innumerable young guys in Harlem who are addicted to drugs.		'''Sonny's Friend''': He is a heroin addict who visits the narrator to tell him what happened to Sonny. He is unnamed whose brief appearance in the short story represents the innumerable young guys in Harlem who are addicted to drugs.

	==Major themes==		==Major themes==

Zoria1: /* Characters */ Added the narrators brother

2021-10-05T04:01:42Z

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	'''Narrator''': He is a math teacher and he is 7 years older than Sonny.		'''Narrator''': He is a math teacher and he is 7 years older than Sonny.

	'''Sonny''': He is the narrator's brother, jazz musician, and heroin addict who lived in New York.		'''Sonny''': He is the narrator's brother, jazz musician, and heroin addict who lived in New York. He died when he got hit by a car while walking home from a concert with the narrator’s father.

	'''Isabel''': The wife of the narrator. She is kind and understanding person and happy to take sonny into their family, despite his troubles.		'''Isabel''': The wife of the narrator. She is a kind and understanding person and happy to take sonny into their family, despite his troubles.

	'''Grace''': The narrator's daughter who died of polio at the age of two.		'''Grace''': The narrator's daughter who died of polio at the age of two.
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	'''The narrator's Father''': He is also not alive and he is a hard man whose brother's death causes him immense grief.		'''The narrator's Father''': He is also not alive and he is a hard man whose brother's death causes him immense grief.

	'''Sonny's Friend''': He is a heroin addict visits the narrator to tell him what happened to Sonny. He is an unnamed soul whose brief appearance in the novel represents the innumerable young guys in Harlem who are addicted to drugs.		'''Sonny's Friend''': He is a heroin addict who visits the narrator to tell him what happened to Sonny. He is an unnamed soul whose brief appearance in the novel represents the innumerable young guys in Harlem who are addicted to drugs.

	==Major themes==		==Major themes==

Jojo1221: /* Characters */ added sonny's friend

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Characters: added sonny's friend

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	'''The narrator's Father''': He is also not alive and he is a hard man whose brother's death causes him immense grief.		'''The narrator's Father''': He is also not alive and he is a hard man whose brother's death causes him immense grief.

			'''Sonny's Friend''': He is a heroin addict visits the narrator to tell him what happened to Sonny. He is an unnamed soul whose brief appearance in the novel represents the innumerable young guys in Harlem who are addicted to drugs.

	==Major themes==		==Major themes==