Sonny, in James Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues” And Emily, in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”, Have Instinctive Solutions To the Confines of A Complex World Both characters, Sonny, in James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” and Emily in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” have instinctive solutions to the confines of a complex world. Emily’s father raises her properly and she must to continue this standard, even after his tragic …showed first 75 words of 717 total…

…showed last 75 words of 717 total…might have taken them, to immediately escape the pain. She might have also been involved with a more accepting crowd. Crowds like Sonny’s, with lower standards that make her feel more acceptable. There is no way to tell someone how to react to life and the conditions it presents. Their circumstances are unfortunate, but what does not kill them should make them stronger. They behave instinctively, the only way they know how. Bridget Scott