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Money destroys and is the root of all evil, Hurston implies. Far from bringing people together, the coveting of money almost drives two happy people apart.
However, it is important to note that, while not rich, Missie and Joe are not impoverished. They have enough money to eat reasonably well, to go out for ice cream, and for small luxuries. Hurston is careful to note that the couple has already saved some money to support the coming child. To live in absolute poverty, in the midst of despair, is a very different matter. That is the life situation of the title character of "Sonny's Blues." The title of the story, which refers to 'blues music', underlines how the blues are a powerful symbol of hope and despair. Sonny's love of music, is what still remains 'good' about him, what still gives him hope, even when he is an addict. "I want to play with-jazz musicians….I want to play jazz," says Sonny. The story is also about 'the blues' -- in the sense that the blues embody the dark side of music, a cry of despair, and the drug addiction that destroyed the life of Bird, Charlie Parker and Sonny's idol (Baldwin 103). The underlying theme of "Sonny's Blues" is very tragic, namely the siren song of the lust for...
Like Missie coveted Slemmons' gold, Sonny coveted an easy fix for his troubles. The fact that so many young black men in Harlem, who do not feel they have a future find themselves singing "Sonny's Blues" and using drugs shows that the need for money cannot be ignored. Without hope of economic security and a future, depression can lead men and women to do desperate things. Having too little money and ignoring the need for hope is just as damaging as only longing for money, to the exclusion of other important things like family. When I choose my life path, I cannot ignore practicality and the need for economic security, like Sonny's false dreams of jazz. I know I must work hard and face reality's cold glare, yet I will not make my future simply about finding as much 'gold' as possible. Because a future based only on money is only 'gilded' and filled with emptiness.
Works Cited
Baldwin, James. "Sonny's Blues." From Literature and Ourselves. Longman, 2008.
Hurston, Zora Neale. "The Gilded Six Bits." From Literature and Ourselves. Longman, 2008.
Works Cited
Baldwin, James. "Sonny's Blues." From Literature and Ourselves. Longman, 2008.
Hurston, Zora Neale. "The Gilded Six Bits." From Literature and Ourselves. Longman, 2008.
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