Many people live their lives with only illusions of creativity; Sonny is a prime example of how various things can keep a person from ever achieving their dreams. Baldwin shows us how people can spend their entire life grasping for an illusion in the story "Sonny's Blues." The world is full of "traps" and "detours" that lead people away from their full potential. Drugs, mostly heroin, is one of the traps that Sonny falls into. …
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…lives in waste. In conclusion there are many reasons people live their lives in waste. The only thing that keeps them going is the illusion of a better future. Baldwin is trying to show us how inter-city youth are a perfect example of this, and he does just that in his story "Sonny's Blues." Sonny may never be fully creative, but he will remain happy as long as he thinks that he soon will be.