Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin today. The tone is filled with dread and fear and features family trauma, suffering, finding oneself, validation. We have some wonderful usage of call and response with listening and being heard. We also need to talk about the cup of trembling and turning suffering into music. But we have to follow an Algebra teacher... ewww! Just kidding, let's talk about a masterpiece of literature. James Baldwin Playlist:    • Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin - Short Sto...   Read James Baldwin's Short Story Collection: https://amzn.to/31ZcFtE Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina Support us on Patreon:   / thecodexcantina   Subscribe:    / @thecodexcantina   ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative:    / @thenerdynarrative   ================================= #JamesBaldwin #SonnysBlues TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:30 Publication, Author, + Themes 3:54 Plot Summary 6:35 Analysis 18:26 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord:   / discord   ▶   / thecodexcantina   ▶   / thecodexcantina   ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream:    • Valence - Infinite | Future Bass | NCS - C...