Baldwin and the Blues

After reading “Sonny’s Blues” and spending time with the PowerPoint “Baldwin and the Blues,’ read over Baldwin’s quote below. “But what we call literature is after the fact, and it’s difficult to say what a writer, a witness, should do. All I know now is what I’m trying to be a witness to, and at this moment, in the life of a living man, it is not literature but a question of trying to translate what you see. The bottom line is this: You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can’t, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world. The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.” –James Baldwin.Consider how and in what way “Sonny’s Blues” speaks to you as a reader. Be as specific as you can. In your response, refer to the story as well as information from the PowerPoint.