The narrator's disapproval of Sonny's decision to become a musician stems from his general view of musicians which reveals his judgmental nature. His experiences with musicians have led him to believe that they are unambitious drug addicts seeking only to escape from life, “The older brother patronized Sonny with his insincere interest in music at first until it angered Sonny and he told his brother "don't do me no favors”. This makes the narrator’s judgmental nature evident as he is said to be “patronizing” towards sonny and shows little sympathy which “angered” his brother. Keith Byerman also points out in his literary criticism of Sonny’s Blues that the narrator “expresses a desire to know, and remorse when he[Sonny] does not listen, but