I think the car salesman is very significant in this novel, because he influence Sonny to drink. This person is shaping the bad side of Sonny or contributing with it. Unfortunately Silvia, Sonny’s mom, has not been next to her son to talk about their inside problems; what they think of each other’s life, about Cloyd, and the reason why Silvia would go out so much. There are so many emotions/feelings that Silvia and Sonny have kept inside which makes them find another person to fill the empty parts of them. For instance, Silvia seems to care more about her husband than Sonny by having the food ready and doing others things for him which makes Sonny think that his mother doesn’t care about him. On the other hand, the car salesmen, seems to be very friendly and comprehensive with Sonny because he invites Sonny to drink, and even gives him some car keys when Sonny doesn’t even know how to drive. “I just need you to be working with me, little brother…I think me and you, we be like partners” (138). This quote shows how the car salesman pretends to care about Sonny by calling him little brother. Furthermore this quote represents the union between them to hurt Cloyd in a certain way. Although Sonny is unsure about the proposal the salesman made to him, and the crazy adventures he had with him; he still decides to join this man. This goes back to the idea of not having the love and trust from your love ones. Sonny likes to be around the car salesman; around the bad influence. I think that the man’s union with Sonny is going to bring him a lot of problems, especially with his mother and of course with Cloyd. Sonny’s behavior could end up separating his mom and Cloyd. Furthermore, I think that someone is going to find out that Sonny was going to Nica’s house at night. Nica and Sonny might become boyfriend and girlfriend. I also think that the car salesman wants to do something bad to Cloyd because he’s very racist and doesn’t want any black people to live in his apartments. At the end of the novel, Sonny is going to have so many experiences because of the good/bad things he has learned in his neighborhood. His experiences are going to have a big impact on him; physically and emotionally. They’re also going to form his character and give others the best of him. In conclusion, Sonny is going to break the racism chain within his neighborhood/ or the apartments respecting and showing that no one is above others regardless of age, race, and time.
I agree with your post, I think that the car salesmen is a bad influence on sonny and also cloyd he also offers him beer, but there was one scene in the novel where pinky's friend gave sonny a coke instead of a beer, this shows that he didn’t want to contribute to him being so young. I think that sonny is making some not so good decisions and is not stopping things from happening way too fast, especially with Cindy. He is going to end up in real big trouble if he doesn’t start slowing down.
ReplyDeleteGood post, I liked your conclusion that the cars salesman is a bad influence for Sonny and that’s why they bond together, even tough they are not the same age, they do share a common feeling about Cloyd. Both dislike the guy, and I agree with your prediction about some sort of malefic plan the car salesman is preparing to hurt Cloyd, and how he pretends to care about Sonny so he can put him on his side. But I disagree about Sonny thinking his mother doesn’t care about him. I think Silvia do cares about Sonny, she started cooking for him, when in the past she didn’t. She is spending more time at home than before she married Cloyd. She wants to watch TV with him, although Sonny doesn’t really care that much because I see him as an independent character, he goes out at night, and does whatever he wants; and that is going to bring Nica close to him, becasue like you I also think they both will end up together.
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