Ceilie's Post

I think Stump Olsen's lecture relates most to the story "Sonny's Blues" because they are about powering through the pain and struggling in your life. Sonny was abandoned by his brother to go through his teen years alone, an often difficult part of someone's life. Sonny got sucked into a world of drugs and had to find away out. As he fought his battle with addiction, there were people in his life that honestly believed he couldn't achieve his dreams to be a sober musician. Stump also went through a difficult time in high school, trying to find her place in the world while being constantly judged by her classmates. She was being put down every day and literally beat down at least once a week. Once she confessed to her true identity to her parents, they turned their backs on her, not agreeing with the life she wanted to live. Both Sonny and Stump went through a difficult time in their lives and lost a lot of friends and even family members, but in the end, they ended up happy with who they were.