He is in disbelief at the news he read in the newspaper. The author uses imagery so elegantly to depict the emotions of the narrator, as he describes: “A large block of ice settled in my stomach and remained there all day” (Baldwin p. 21 ). Baldwin uses such an effective choice of concrete. images to show our narrator's worry and fear for his brother. The reader is captivated by this quote, being able to vividly imagine what the cold block of ice in his stomach feels like by placing himself in this narrator's moment. Other images are used in "Sonny's Blues", showing how the unnamed narrator's clothes were soaked. “Maybe I looked like I was sitting in a steam bath. » (Baldwin p. 22) Describing how much he had been sweating and revealing to the reader that the situation is troubling him. This is crucial to the story, as it demonstrates the narrator's stress over worry and love for his