Sonny's Blues, James Baldwin

I found this story very interesting. The two brothers have a complicated relationship in which the narrator, the older brother, doesn't necessarily always listen to what his brother, Sonny, is saying. The brothers have different personalities and handle situations differently. Sonny has a problem with drugs, which is the event in the story that reunites the brothers. At the end of the story Sonny gets in touch with his feelings and suffering through music. He is able to let everything go and focus on his music. By the end of the story the brothers gain more understanding of one another and their lives.