RIOT!

There are always 3 versions to every story. There is person A's side, there is person b's side, and then there is what really happened. So far in the movie, we have seen what happened through the eyes of a jew and of a black. We are still missing what really happened. This is causing a lot of confusion because I do not know which group of people I should side with. I feel sympathy for the African Americans because from what they saw, the jewish man was completely at fault. Without any hesitation, the jewish man was rushed to the hospital before the black boy who had just been hit by a moving vehicle. That does not seem right to me at all. From the jewish standpoint, their reasoning for taking the jewish man away first was because he was getting beaten by the blacks and they worried that more violence would occur if he stayed. I sympathize with this as well because the jewish man claims that he was part of a procession and that the collision was a complete mishap. Then, when he gets out of the car, he gets jumped by an angry mob. Honestly, I don't know who to believe, but I know there is merit in both sides. It's just a matter of weeding out the inconsistencies and paying attention to the facts. For example, the part about the jewish man having been drunk during the time of the accident was proven false upon arriving at the hospital where a blood alcohol test was administered. Overall, this event was both surprising and confusing because everyone saw the same thing and yet each person held different accounts.

What does the brother realize about Sonny as he plays the piano? What does the music allow Sonny to do?

Throughout Sonny's life, he has been searching for a way to escape reality, avoid the lows, to not suffer. This journey took him through some tough times. It began with Sonny enlisting in the army at a young age. Then came the addiction to heroin. It allowed him to put all his worries behind and live in a world where there was no suffering. As Sonny was playing the piano, his brother noticed him coming alive. Up on stage, Sonny was at peace with himself and his surroundings. He experienced so much suffering and through his music, Sonny was able to finally release. This was how he could cope with reality; to deal with those past sufferings and hardships. Sonny expressed his feelings in a way he had never done before by playing the piano. It was his truest form of expression. He used music as a way to deal with reality opposed to him using heroin to escape it. This is key because it shows a turning point for him. He could've continued abusing drugs, but he chose to face the enemy head on. Sonny's music even affected the audience. It helped those people to relax and release just as he was able to do.