Portrayal of Addiction and Mental Health Issues in Sonny's Blues
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The essay deals with the portrayal of addiction issues within individuals verging on the brink of psychopathic tendencies. The story Sonny’s Blues written by James Baldwin will be taken into consideration since it is a fascinatingly gripping story revolving round the idea of drug addiction and problems. The portrayal of drug addiction in the light of mental health issues have been explored many times in literature and cinema to give a voice to the helpless condition of the drug addicts.