James Baldwin
"Sonny's Blues"
1
Discuss Baldwin's treatment of the ideas of freedom and escape.
2
Analyze Baldwin's motif of music, jazz, and hymns and how he uses these for thematic impact.
3
Explain the significance of the sentence: "I've been something I didn't recognize, didn't know I could be. Didn't know anybody could be."
4
Connect this story with its social, political, cultural contexts. How can this story be read as a social commentary?
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