Sonny and the Piano

The passage that interested me the most was the part when the writer is talking about music and what music does for the musician. He talks about how it looks like everyone else on the bandstand was holding him back but then once he took a deeper look, he realized it was Creole that was holding everyone back. He was holding them back because he wanted Sonny to really give it his all. The way he talks about music it really shows the importance that music has on our society, and always has had. It is a way for the musician to tell a story but without words. The author does a great job at describing how important music is for the musician and how hard it is for them to tell the story but it is also empowering. The author also describes the difficulty that Sonny is having.

The way that I read the section about "Creole watching Sonny and wanting him to leave the shoreline and strike out for the deep water," was he wanted Sonny to break out of his comfort zone. Creole wanted Sonny to really prove himself as a musician. Sonny needed move out of this place where he started to break free but at the same time he was very cautious. Creole was waiting for Sonny to really shine to show his brother how good at playing the piano he really was. He wanted this to be Sonny's time to shine. (Kelcey Summers, 4)