Sonny’s Blues shows the story of Sonny through his brother’s eyes. From the beginning, when he was in jail for selling and using heroin, to being released, falling in love with jazz music, leaving, and coming back again. His thoughts, worries, and aggravation were told. My annotations touch on a little bit of everything in relation to, essentially, the story of black brothers in America and finding their way in a place where it’s not set up for their benefit and how to navigate being family. At first, Sonny doubted himself, feeling that he would do heroin again after being released. Then there was somewhat of a change in where they grew up, Harlem, visually, but nothing really changed in terms of the activity and livelihood of black people there. Even though the brother was in contact, he felt as though he couldn’t connect with his brother because of what had happened. You can see the disconnect when Sonny tells him he’s into music and playing the piano, but the brother is trying to “set him on the right path” by suggesting going to school. The family doesn’t “recognize” Sonny or his dream, which leads him to leave and go to a life of living however he sees fit. When Sonny comes back for the final time, the brothers have a long-overdue conversation, and the brother makes a personal promise to be by his side like he was supposed to. In the end, the brother is introduced into Sonny’s world, and he gets to really see and understand why he loves jazz music and playing the piano so much. This ending shows how the brotherly bond that was so needed for both of them begins to flourish.