Racial Reality And Alienation In James Baldwin's Sonny

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Although Sonny was held back by racial reality and alienation he found a way to go around it. Sonny knew that if he wanted to escape these he had to do something he couldn’t just stay like his brother. You have to take a risk to do what you really want to do. Jazz was a way for Sonny to escape. Music can help people with that. It isn’t always easy for people to understand what you are saying. With music it can help speak to others without even using words. It's a way to reach out to others. There are many people who become friends due to the music they listen too. It’s a way to relate and for us to listen to each other.