Sonny's Blues

Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin

Why is this story told through flashbacks?

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Flashback allows the author to control what information the reader gets at any given point. It also provides a sense of context that helps the reader better understand the present situation. Characters and events are judged differently once time has gone by and the narrator has the wisdom and hindsight to process them.