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“The Yellow Wallpaper”, “Sonny’s Blues”

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in a complete essay, one of the five short stories we read in class (“The Yellow Wallpaper”, “Sonny’s Blues”, “Everyday Use”, “Cathedral”, “The Great Silence”). Identify what you believe to be the main theme of the story and in an argument paper convince your reader that this is the main theme by explaining how you came to your conclusion. Be sure to include a plot summary and use specific examples from within the story in order to prove your thesis. Research is not a requirement for this assignment, but if you feel it will assist you in writing the paper you may do some. If you do research,

“The Yellow Wallpaper”, “Sonny’s Blues”

Posted on | by Brian Leakey | Leave a Comment on “The Yellow Wallpaper”, “Sonny’s Blues”

 

in a complete essay, one of the five short stories we read in class (“The Yellow Wallpaper”, “Sonny’s Blues”, “Everyday Use”, “Cathedral”, “The Great Silence”). Identify what you believe to be the main theme of the story and in an argument paper convince your reader that this is the main theme by explaining how you came to your conclusion. Be sure to include a plot summary and use specific examples from within the story in order to prove your thesis. Research is not a requirement for this assignment, but if you feel it will assist you in writing the paper you may do some. If you do research,

“Sonny’s Blues,”

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In “Sonny’s Blues,” Baldwin has two main characters: Sonny and his brother. They each choose very different lifestyles and have a very difficult time understanding each other’s choices. Sonny’s brother often narrates with a sense of bafflement over Sonny’s love of music and drug addition–both part of the world that he inhabits.

After reading the story, reflect on an incident when you and a family member took a very different perspective. Why did you “see” this event differently? How was it resolved?