Final answer:
Sonny and his father in 'Sonny's Blues' share a deep connection to pain and suffering. Sonny expresses this through music, and his brother misrepresents him by dismissing his struggle. A concert at the end acts as a revelation for the brother.
Step-by-step explanation:
In James Baldwin's Sonny's Blues, Sonny and his father are alike in their shared passion and suffering. Both characters have a deep connection to hurt and pain, which in Sonny's case is expressed through his music, and for his father, is something he struggles with internally. Sonny's way of coping and understanding his pain is through the blues, hence the story's title Sonny's Blues. Throughout the story, Sonny's elder brother misrepresents him by failing to understand his life as a musician, often dismissing his struggle and aspirations. However, by the end of the story, Sonny's brother experiences a revelation at Sonny's concert, finally seeing the depth of Sonny's talent and the blues as a meaningful expression of his brother's suffering and experience.