of,he finally began to see him as a brother. He became sensitive to what offendedSonny and took caution to avoid them. He was willing to be interested in whatSonny interested in. Finally, he was willing to sit and listen to Sonny insteadof telling him how to run his life. All of these were drastic changes from whentheir mother had first died and improved the brothers' relationship.Through out the story it is as if the narrator is descending a stair well. Eachstage that the narrator goes through is another flight of stairs and each flightof stairs he descends brings him closer to an understanding of Sonny. Thenarrator descended one flight and it changed his views one way, another flightand his views changed again. During the whole ordeal he can see Sonny, yet hisviews of Sonny are distorted or blurred. After each stage he believes his newview is the correct one, however it is not until he reaches the ground that hegets a true idea of what Sonny is like. It is then that he brings himself downto Sonny's level and begins seeing Sonny as an equal....
