James Eat World
...lace they grew up, the death of their parents, and how they parted which explains a little of why they didn't communicate so well. Through these stories lies, as to what I believer the theme of the story. At the end of paragraph 70, rite before paragraph 75, the narrator is describing the two of them riding in a cab and taking Sonny to his home. He says, "..., it came to me that what we both were seeking through our separate cab windows was that part of ourselves which had been left behind". I think that the story revolves around this thought because both of these characters want to retrieve some of their past to maybe help them cope with what has happened in their lives and try to find a way to go on. At the end of the story they seem to find a common bond through Sonny's music. This is a bit ironic because never before did Sonny's brother ever have an in...