How does Baldwin connect jazz improvisation to the philosophical and political issue of freedom?

Sonny’s blues

Instructions:

Write a 3-4 page paper on the meaning and function of music in Baldwins Sonnys Blue.

What is the connection between music and cultural or racial identity What does the narrator mean by saying that music has the potential to give us freedom?

How does Baldwin connect jazz improvisation to the philosophical and political issue of freedom?

How do the different instances of music throughout the story relate to each other.

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