Sonny¡¦s Blues

If we want to discuss about being safe and taking risks in the story of ¡§Sonny¡¦s Blues¡¨ by James Baldwin, we should know what is the meaning of ¡§being safe and taking risks¡¨ by itself. I think all people agree that if we are driving on a road, and we can see that there is a big hole not far away in the front of the road, we must rotate the steering wheel to …

…it as an escape, similarly to how he uses drugs, to the rough life in Harlem. It is unsafe to pursue a career in music. For him, it is being safe to be a teacher and a good father, especially staying in Harlem. As we can see, the meaning of being safe and taking risks is so easy to understand by themselves. However, in different people and different cases, there are different meaning for them.