Sonny's Destructive Behavior

Sonny’s Destructive Behavior Throughout life, ones behavior or attitude is often affected by the environment in which he or she lives. In "Sonny Blues", by James Baldwin, Sonny is surrounded by an urban environment that plays a direct role in determing and shaping his actions and behaviors. This environment includes certain psychological, physical, and emotional components that have a joint influence in molding Sonny's attitude and behavior toward aspects of his life. In particular, …showed first 75 words of 1267 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1267 total…harsh temptations, and the people with whom Sonny interacts. All three aspects contribute to the developing of Sonny's destructive behavior and his negative and hopeless attitude. The things closest to Sonny, his school, his music, his drug addict friends, and his bad relationship with his brother are negative influences that add to his behavior, but in the end are things from which he must rise above in order to save his character and his future.