AS AM 5 Midterm: AS AM 5 Midterm Study Guide
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Told by the logical brother, a math teacher. Sonny - represents the blues, the pain that"s engraved in the music. He finds freedom in this unstructured form of music. He is pushed into the darkness and finds control through heroin. He is described as indigo - both light and darkness. Believes that everyone struggles, but each have his or her own way of dealing with the respective obstacles. Does not feel the pressure to follow the traditional path like his brother and wants to follow his own dreams, but he is being suppressed by society. Ozzie is a messiah because he held the power to influence everyone and their beliefs. He helped people realize that they can believe in anything they want. He questions his rabbi and wants to see other perspectives instead of being trapped in one view. He makes everyone expand their perspectives and reconsider what they want to believe.
