Escaping Harlem

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is Sonny’s brother. He is a dynamic character that learns how important it is to respect other people’s philosophies. “Freedom lurked around us around us and I understood, at last, that he could help us to be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we would.” The narrator uses a limited omniscient point of view to describe Sonny’s brother. We learn about him through his thoughts and feelings. The next major character in the story is Sonny. He is developed by the narrator’s view and by Sonny’s own actions. He is a round character that adds a contrasting personality to that of the narrator’s. Their parents are flat characters that help further develop the brothers’ personalities. The parents compliment the story by allowing the reader to learn about their misfortunes. The narrators wife Isabel add situational conflict to the story
The point of view in the story is first person. However, it is told in a limited omniscient point of view, Sonny’s brother ...

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