what it means, and what it means to his brother, the narrator is able to grow in appreciation for jazz, his brother, and the African American struggle. As he thinks after hearing Creole play, ôHe and his boys up there were keeping it new, at the risk of ruin, destruction, madness, and death, in order to find new ways to make us listen. For, while the tale of
James Baldwin
Sonny's Blues. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 03:45, May 18, 2025, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1710084.html