From the beginning to the end I throughly enjoyed the reading. I found it to be very well written, with complexity of characters that were dynamic. I could relate to certain aspects of the reading because I have a sister who is close in age, and the relationship of siblings that runs deep.
Here are some quotations that I found, which had a deeper impression, on me, while I read the story.
"It was a special kind of ice." This quote illustrates, to me, the worries and concerns a brother may have towards his brother. Its just any kind of worry, or just say ice, but it's a special kind that has deeper meaning and depth. That only, maybe, sibling can share or even others who have family ties. That seems to be rooted in the ties between family and those we truly care about.
"I couldn't believe it; but what I mean by that is that I couldn't find any room for it anywhere inside me."
Wow dose that ring volume and speaks truth. We often want to believe that someone is something in our eyes, even though deep inside we know that they are not. How often dose our desire to have someone be a certain way and them turn out to be someone else often shows our denial about the truth? Or is it wrong to be denial in such truth if we have a perception of someone, why not keep it that way? I think it's because truth always comes out, whether we are ready for it or not, sooner or later.
"'He don't want to to die. He wants to live. Don't nobody want to die, ever.'" "I guess I was afraid of something or I was trying to escape from something and you know I have never been very strong in the head (smile)." It is true, I don't think anyone really wants to die. Now you may say, what about people who kill themselves? Well I still do not think they ever truly wanted to die. I believe it goes with the second quote, that we are trying to escape something... and, unfortunately, some people see this escape in suicide. But I do agree... something deep within us dose not ever want to die, some small installed feature.
"It's always at the hour of trouble and confrontation that the missing member aches." This depends on the context. But I can definitely see the point of view here, when we are in a point of where we are confronted and/or need help getting out of situation that we miss loved ones, or want that somebody else by our side. I do not think any man wants to be alone. For we all have our weak moments, and with such weak or hard times its always good to have someone by you.
"And when the light fills the room, the child is filled with darkness. He knows that every time this happens he's moved closer to that darkness outside. The darkness outside is what the old folks have been talking about." That is pretty dark, and very deep emotions. It contrasts light and darkness, that sometimes when one is in the darkness they are able to hide and not have to confront the reality of what is to come in light. Pretty powerful statement, I'd say.
"..that Sonny was at a piano playing for his life." This definitely depicts the character Sonny, in a way. Music was definitely his life. It was a way where he could escape all his troubles and probably what kept him going and maybe even to try to move forward in life with the fact he was a heroine user. It will be a constant struggle for Sonny, the heroine, because like alcoholism it will always be in your mind. From the classes I've taken and the stories I have heard, wow that stuff is pretty powerful ("It makes you feel-- in control. Sometimes you've got to have a feeling.") and the brain is a powerful tool. Nevertheless, I think without the music Sonny's brother would not have been able to also truly understand his brother, towards the end.
I enjoyed reading how the author at the beginning did not realize why his brother, Sonny, truly loved music and wanted to make it his career. That for the brother it was hard to imagine someone wanting to do something that would not bring money, which is a logical viewpoint, per say. However, towards the end the author changed, and throughout watching Sonny perform he realized the depth and meaning of playing jazz and saw his brothers heart.
"For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph in never new, it always must be heard. There isn't a tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness."
This sums up a lot. Paints a view that in order to overcome our suffering we need to have someone listen! Yeah, wow so true. Just like how he said we want to be in darkness and not in light, well I would tie that without always be in the dark we need to share.
"Then he put it back on top of the piano (symbolized his life). For me, then, as they began to play again, it glowed and shook above my brother's head like the very cup of trembling."
Isaiah 51:17,22 "Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of his wrath, you who have drained to its dregs the goblet that makes men stagger." "This is what your Sovereign LORD says, your God, who defends his people: "See, I have taken out of your hand the cup that made you stagger; from that cup, the goblet of my wrath, you will never drink again."
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