"Sonnys Blues"-Child

The word child was not portrayed in this story as much as the word boys. The two brothers were always referred to as boys and not children. When the narrator would talk about Sonny or himself, he would always compare him to the other "boys" around him, the boys in his class or the boys he grew up with. He compared him to the other boys that were like him and had the same morals and lived the same type of lifestyle. These boys grew up in a not so good part of town, Harlem. The way these boys were portrayed showed this and how morals and standards were different for these children, or boys. Their futures aren't as bright as other children in different areas. This word contributes to the plot because the life that Sonny led began when he was a child. He started getting into bad things when he was younger and the boys around him and the other children he grew up with affected this life in may different ways.