Toward the end of the story, as he is trying to explain his addiction to heroin and his passion for music, Sonny tells the narrator that everyone tries to find a way not to suffer, even the narrator himself. What are the narrator’s ways of coping with his pain and fear?
Teacher’s notes: “You needed more evidence to really support your points. You also needed to rethink your organization. Some of your paragraphs become jumbled and your conclusion contains ideas that need to be proven.”