1. Cain and Abel and Sonny's Blues - A Comparison
I selected the sources listed below to highlight the ways Baldwin uses the themes of identity and responsibility, and other literary mechanisms to connect "Sonny's Blues" to the biblical account of Cain and Abel. ... They highlight the two different paths chosen by the the narrator and Sonny to draw character comparisons with the two sets of brothers from the biblical allusions. ...
- Word Count: 543
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