Sonny's Blues

In James Baldwin's short story, "Sonny's Blues," the narrator attempts to understand the life of his brother Sonny. Set in post-Korean War Harlem, "Sonny's Blues" places emphasis on the African-American community's struggle economically and socially to become successful. This struggle can also become anyone's battle and not just that of the African-American living in the ghetto. In Sonny's case, he tries to overcome his heroin addiction, a symptom of the lack of opportunities the ghetto …

…Theatre's Charmion von Wiegand, were quicker to see the movie as "acutely [aware of] the changes which are occurring in the body of our society . . ." Conservative viewers, stressing the Tramp's humorous aspect, were quite telling in their emphasis on this, for when The Great Dictator came about, they would decide that there was more to worry over in Chaplin's ethic than fear of machines. But that is another chapter in the life of the icon.