Sonny's Blues And Everyday Use Analysis

In “ Sonny 's Blues” and “ Everyday Use” both authors showcased a variety of themes throughout the stories. One of them being heritage and inheritance, each character in each story is the way they are because of where they came from.In “Sonny 's Blues” the author shows living situations for African Americans in an Urban lifestyle.In “Everyday Use” it is portraying heritage in a more honest way through ways like certain items from the family that has been passed on by generations.These two stories each show that the way you grow up isn 't always your decision and a lot of your upbringing is what you inherit from the people you are around.
“Sonny 's blues” takes place in Harlem in the 1950s. The narrator and sonny each had their own things going …show more content…
This is an African-American family who lives in a small town and is struggling in their life financially.Dee one of the daughters is away for college, she is the first one to go in her family.Her family was poor and were uneducated so someone in the family going away for college was a big deal. Dee struggles to accept her family 's heritage just for the simple fact of being embarrassed by her Mother and sister Maggie. Dee’s Mama and sister Maggie don 't have an education but are very appreciative of their background.There are quilts and handcrafts that represent their heritage and help understand why it 's important to them and where they come …show more content…
Originally they were labeled as “Negroes” which turned to Black people and now African Americans it gave them a feeling of being respected a little more as far as what people refer to them as.Each character whether it was Dee or Sonny both found a way to deal with who they are.From Sonny finding that the root of where his music comes from , Dee’s mama realizing that maggie deserves the quilt.Dee needs to understand that she is not worthy of something that needs to be represented in the proper