Sonny's Blues

When I got done reading, I was amazed on how long the story was. This story was definitely worth reading because it had some pretty interesting things that I thought was really cool. I am a huge fan when it comes to different sounds and music. The first day I sat a drum set and hit the base and the snare I fell in love with drumming. Music was my first love. In this story, the things that confused me a little was he talks about the instrument but also his uncle's death. This story was very graphic when it came to explaining the fathers brother's death. I can not even imagine how that family felt. It seems like the mom held this little secret for a long time. I can tell when mama told him about his uncle that died it took everything out of her not to cry. "I know you never saw you Daddy cry, but I did many a time, though all these years. When she finished explaining tears were gleaming on her face. At the end of the story it stated something about music being played as if it was instruments having conversations. This can be the highlight point of the story. I really cant put a finger on it but hopefully in class Professor Corrigan can explain this better.
 I said this in an older blog, But my cousin died in a shooting almost 2 years ago. He has a kid that is 3 years old right now. When that kid gets older it's going to be so hard to explain to him how his dad died in a shooting. He's going to grow up without a father figure by his side. That just makes my heart burn for that little boy. I will keep praying one day his mom will have some courage to tell him when the time is good.  Stories like this I love reading because I can relate to it. I like how it's very productive and really makes you think.