"Sonny's Blues" opens as the narrator learns from a newspaper that his younger brother, Sonny, has been arrested for dealing heroin.He is downright devastated when he hears the news but can only blame himself for refusing to acknowledge the early signs. Now that he is gone, he reminiscences the moments they shared growing up. He doesn't write him until the day his daughter dies but since then they keep in touch. Sonny finally gets out and meed his brother who takes him home to live with his family. As the story goes on, they relearn how to appreciate each other and earn each other respect. Finally, the bother gets to appreciate Sonny's love for music and feel at peace with himself. The main theme of "Sonny's Blues" is suffering, particularly the sufferings of black people in America. The main characters are Creole and Sonny. Stylisticly, the writer was disorganized, jumping all over the time line. At certain point in the story, the reader might get lost, trying to situate him/her self in the story. This could have been a great short story only if he was a bit shorter.
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