The Climax

Chapter 10 of the narrative is very powerful. So much occurs in this chapter. This seems like the period in Douglass' life where is beginning to make a transition into manhood. The first sign of this is when he ignores Covey's order to receive his whipping. It seems like his experience as Covey's slave helped him to become the person who realized that attaining his freedom could become a reality. In this chapter, Douglass reached the point where he could no longer take inhumane treatment. His rebellion against Covey symbolized a shift of power from slave owner to slave. I found it funny that after this incident, he never received any more punishment while under Covey's control. In my opinion, this IS the turning point of the narrative because Douglass gains a sense of confidence after instilling fear in his "master."

After reading the blogs a day late, I realized a lot of different things. Every blog I read told the story from the eyes of someone different. Although I only read three, they all were different. It was fun reading about everyone's ideas about the story.

The REAL ending of Sonny's Blue's

............It was like magic. For the first time in my life, Sonny and I finally made a connection. It's strange thinking back on all the years that we have had verbal communication, yet it took the art of sound to bring us to a consensus. For once, I realized Sonny was in pain. The darkness of our childhood has caused him to have a troubled spirit. He was reminscing on how our desperate cries out for help as children were left unanswered. We both were forced to suffer through poverty stricken conditions which have left blemishes on our lives. For the first time I realized that Sonny is not a bad person at all. We are actually a lot alike. He is in search of peace...peace of mind. He wants to close certain chapters of his life so he can progress. The drugs and alcohol were used to mask his life. He used them to hide his feelings instead of facing them. In a way, I understood why.
As he was walking towards me, we managed to make eye contact. He knew. He knew that I felt every inch of pain he expressed. He sat next to me but we never spoke a word. We reached a new level in our relationship. From this point on, we could finally see things from a different perspective. Inside, I felt like a little child who have just been blessed with a newborn baby brother.