James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" use of imagery

James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" use of imagery.

Readers and critics have suggested that James Baldwin’s story “Sonny’s Blues” can be read, and understood, entirely through its use of imagery. In fact, it has been described as a story told more through images than plot. Trace the imagery of darkness and light throughout this story and discuss how the narrator uses them to create a particular atmosphere and to help tell his story. Analyze the significance of such imagery to a theme (i.e., internal suffering or overcoming addiction) within the story.