In James Baldwin¡¦s story "Sonny's Blues", ¡§blues¡¨ plays a very important part, even the story itself is a ¡§blues¡¨, there is a mood of unhappy throughout the whole story. Also, this is a story about being safe and taking risk, and between the meaning of ¡§blues¡¨ itself and for the story, we can some relations in terms of this theme. ¡§Blues¡¨ is a kind of music that to express a sad mood. It is …showed first 75 words of 498 total…

…showed last 75 words of 498 total…can get from his problems is those moments when he can immerse himself in his music. He realizes that the problems are real and that he can't truly escape them. Music becomes his escape. Perhaps there is no way that we can absolutely stay out of danger, like Sonny¡¦s father said that there is no safe place for anyone, or just like Sonny says that Sonny says there is no way not to suffer.