Angel Lucia Yiangou
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Reading 20th century fiction HL1003N
Explore the representation of race
Initial novel: Sonny’s blues – James Baldwin
Secondary novel: The Buddha of Suburbia Hanif Kureishi

The journey undergone by the narrator (and elder brother) in Sonny’s blues may be short in literary terms but is said to be one of the tenderest and thought provoking pieces in modern fiction.
Indirect comparisons between life and music are rich within many of the paragraphs and pages and remain quietly present throughout the duration of the story even when less patent.
Jazz as a genre is undeniably unpredictable and often misunderstood.
The jazz listened to, played and loved by Sonny is used as a colorful metaphor right through the story.
The examples are endless. One crucial one was the almost unbearable frustration the narrator experienced while looking outside in to Sonny’s life.
He saw a chaotic, capricious mess when he looked at the life his younger brother......

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Title: The Buddha Of Suburbia
Approximate Word Count: 1521
Approximate Pages: 7 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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