The narrator listens to the blues and visions of memories come to mind. One of Louis Armstrong's lyrics also stands out in his mind, which was "What have I done to be so black and blue?" (Ellison 12). This disturbs the narrator and he states that the music demands that he take action. Another character in the book unconsciously turned to music for help. Trueblood, a man who “accidentally” got his daughter pregnant, felt a little guilty and says, “I look up and see the stars and I start singing. . . all I know is that I'll end up singing the blues” (Ellison 66). Music was a way African Americans found comfort, took feelings and turned them into positive energy to keep them at peace and that's what Trueblood