Sonny’s Blues.pptVIP

Sonny’s Blues Questions 1.???? Read the Cain and Abel story in the Bible and comment on the ways in which Sonnys Blues is a retelling, revision or modernization of this Biblical tale.?  Vocabulary list insular denigrate cunning covertly menace parody malice obscurely furlough sullenly Genesis, chapter 4 1: Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD. 2: And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. 3: In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4: and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,  5: but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 6: The LORD said to Cain, Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?  7: If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it. 8: Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out to the field. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. 9: Then the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? He said, I do not know; am I my brothers keeper?  10: And the LORD said, What have you done? The voice of your brothers blood is crying to me from the ground. 11: And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brothers blood from your hand. 12: When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.  13: Cain said to the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14: Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me. 15: Then the LORD said