The effect of first person point of view in James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" is vital to the plot, which made the novel a life learning lesson.° The narrative switches perspectives to capture the audience by telling the truth about different aspects of life. Sonny, the mother, and father all tell their story through the narrator. The author captured "Sonny's Blues" to form several situations that can be related to. By using this point of view the author is able make the story more realistic in which couldn't be demonstrated in any other way. The speaker also explains the setting vividly to help explain a source to the countless events that occurred. The importance of Baldwin's point of view is made because of the language, essence, and details he uses.

The language of Baldwin's work reflects the older brother's education as well as his understanding...