The Changes In The Narrator's View Of Sonny
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Can one know another's thoughts? Through dialogue, actions, and events, the
thoughts and views of a man of whom we know not even a name are shown. The man
is the narrator of "Sonny's Blues" and his thoughts we are shown are those
directed towards his brother. Over the course of the story, there ar ....
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.... kids go through and that I shouldn't make it seem important."(49) This
quote is an example of how the narrator viewed his brother. He not only thought
Sonny acted as a kid, but was also too young to be planning a future or career.
"He still wasn't a man yet, he was still a child, and they had to watch out for
him in all kinds of ways."(51) The narrator decided that he would plan Sonny's
future and when Sonny rebelled, the narrator saw it as yet another childish
action.
Another way in wh ....
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