There is a problem in America that has been a problem for a long, long time. It involves all races and walks of life and it will most likely never be defeated; that is the war on drugs. In "Sonny's Blues," by James Baldwin Sonny is addicted to heroin, this heroin addiction ruined not only his life, but the people that were close to him as well. Not only, did the drugs harm him as a person, but the people he hung around with were incredibly bad. For example, the man that the narrator encounters at the beginning of the story is a very shady person.
Drugs are humongous problem in America and all over the world. They have ripped apart families and ruined many peoples lives in general. This short story is a prime example of how drugs can bring extreme destruction to a persons life. Fortunately, for Sonny it appears that at the end of this story he begins to find himself in his music and away from the things that brought on his demise earlier in life.
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