Essay on Sonny’s Blues or Two Kinds

 

Choose ONE of the following topics. Write a 4-5 paragraph essay addressing your topic. Your essay should be

in MLA form. (Don’t forget your heading, in-text citation, works cited, and page numbers.) Be sure to give

specific support for your argument from the story.
1) Choose one of the scenes from “Sonny’s Blues” listed below. Why is this scene important? What element(s)

of the story does it address (plot, theme, character, setting)? How?

a) The mother telling the story of Sonny’s father’s brother (Sonny’s uncle) (259-61)

b) Sonny playing the piano at Isabel’s parents’ house (264-66)

2) Why is this story called “Sonny’s Blues”? Do you think this is an appropriate title for this story? Why

or why not?

3) Choose one of the scenes from “Two Kinds” listed below. Why is this scene important to the story? What

element(s) of the story does it address (plot, theme, character, setting)? How?

a) Jing-Mei playing the piano at the recital (387-89)

b) When Jing-Mei’s mother offers her the piano for her thirtieth birthday (390)

4) Jing-Mei is the narrator of “Two Kinds.” How does her role as a first-person narrator impact the story?

Is she a reliable narrator? Do we get a fair picture of her mother?

 

 

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