Sue Monk Kidd's The Invention Of Wings

The Power of friendship:

The role of compassion, feeling of safety, emotional intuition in Kidd’s The Invention of Wings

Philosopher, Italian Dominican friar, and Roman Catholic priest St. Thomas Aquinas once said “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship”. American novelist Sue Monk Kidd takes us back to the mid-19th century, and exemplifies this quote by showing the importance of friendship in her novel The Invention of wings. The main characters develop their complex friendship by showing compassion. Moreover, safety plays an important role in their friendship. In addition to the compassion and the safety between the characters, the emotional intuition engulfs readers in emotional

Handful helps Create the friendship be means of safety for example, Handful displays confusion whether her feelings come from "love or a need to be safe" (Kidd 54). Handful starts to come to the realization that she has feelings for Sarah. She acknowledges that Sarah makes her feel safe, which complicates and creates this friendship by giving her mixed feelings. Moreover Handful also complicates the friendship between by means of safety For instance, when Charlotte says "I mean, I know you go help her any way you can to get free." "… . . .Yes, I'll try, I said" (Kidd 31). This indicates to readers that Handful is safe as a slave under Sarah’s protection, due to the fact one day Sarah could possibly free her. Lastly, Sarah as well creates the friendship by means of safety. A great case is when Sarah says "The audacity of what she'd done took my breath. If mother discovered this the consequences would be swift and dire. I moved quickly inside and closed the door, my instinct even now to protect her" (Kidd 114). This quote demonstrates how Sarah cares for Handful and how the consequences of Handful bathing in the tub would've been “dire”, she acted quickly and swiftly to ensure Handfuls safety. As expressed both protagonists create and complicate their bond by means of

Handfuls and Sarah's friendship are complicated through emotional intuition. When Handful indicates "I was sorry for her. Sarah jimmied herself into my heart, but at the same time, I hated the eggshell color of her face, the helpless way she looked at me all the time. She was kind to me and she was part of everything that stole my life." (Kidd 172). This quote tells us that she likes Sarah but cannot, stand the fact that she's white and part of the reason she is a slave. Secondly, Handful also creates her relationship with Sarah through emotional intuition. For example, Sarah's eyes are opened after Handfuls statement "My body might be a slave, but not my mind. For you, it's the other way round" (Kidd 210). This statement opens Sarah’s eyes and allows her to escape her mental prison and make a life altering decision to move to the north with her inheritance, this exemplifies how emotional connection helps create their friendship. Lastly, through emotional connection Handful brings an important realization to Sarah. At the point when Handful baths in the Grimke’s tub and says "Yes it's me bathing in your precious tub….I know you're angry Sarah, but I didn't see any harm with me being in the same tub as you" (Kidd 114). Handful forces Sarah to recognize her equality and this sparks a bond between them for the rest of the