1. Sonny blues short story, mini essay assignment. each question...
Sonny blues short story, mini essay assignment.
each question prompts are to be mini essay responses and should include an introduction,
at least three supporting points and conclusion.
1st mini essay
Music
what does music express for the people of harlem? for sonny? for the narrator at different
points in the story?
Why is the story called Sonny Blues when the music Sonny plays is jazz?
2nd mini essay
darkness and light
what can you say about the authors use of images of light and darkness?
how does this add to the meaning of the story as a whole?
3rd mini essay
Suffering
what is the narrators understanding of suffering? does that change as the story progresses?
how does each brother take on the subject of suffering? Addiction?
