In the novel “The Invention of Wings” Sue Monk Kidd takes us back in time to nineteenth century Charleston, when the world was ruled by only the white men. This book focuses on two strong hearted and determined women: Hetty “Handful” and Sarah Grimke. Both girls have very different stories but want the same thing, to be free. For Hetty it is a little harder since she was both a female and a slave, unlike Sarah who was a child of privilege. These girls had their own obstacles that they tried so hard to overcome.
When it came down to punishments Hetty always got the worst of it. Sarah had decided to teach Hetty to read because she believed that education is the one thing that couldn’t be taken away from somebody, but that was proven wrong by the missus. Hetty was caught writing in the dirt which led to her getting whipped. Sarah’s punishment on the other hand was deprived of entering her father’s library again. This led to both of their educations being pulled away from them. The worst …show more content…
Hetty said to Sarah, “My body may be a slave, but not my mind. For you, it’s the opposite.” (Kidd 201) Hetty was much the same as her mother, they might be slaves but the missuses could never completely control them. Liker her mother who liked to cause mischief she also had a time where she showed Sarah that she will not be looked down on like if she is less than her. “I glimpsed defiance in her eyes, in the way she wrested back her chin as if to say, Yes, it’s me, bathing in your precious tub. She’d immersed herself in forbidden privileges, yes, but mostly in the belief she was worthy of those privileges.” (Kidd 114 &115) With Sarah she was immediately discouraged after the disagreement with her father. He talked down on her and it led to her giving up her dream of ever become a lawyer, but she did accomplish something in the
When it came down to punishments Hetty always got the worst of it. Sarah had decided to teach Hetty to read because she believed that education is the one thing that couldn’t be taken away from somebody, but that was proven wrong by the missus. Hetty was caught writing in the dirt which led to her getting whipped. Sarah’s punishment on the other hand was deprived of entering her father’s library again. This led to both of their educations being pulled away from them. The worst …show more content…
Hetty said to Sarah, “My body may be a slave, but not my mind. For you, it’s the opposite.” (Kidd 201) Hetty was much the same as her mother, they might be slaves but the missuses could never completely control them. Liker her mother who liked to cause mischief she also had a time where she showed Sarah that she will not be looked down on like if she is less than her. “I glimpsed defiance in her eyes, in the way she wrested back her chin as if to say, Yes, it’s me, bathing in your precious tub. She’d immersed herself in forbidden privileges, yes, but mostly in the belief she was worthy of those privileges.” (Kidd 114 &115) With Sarah she was immediately discouraged after the disagreement with her father. He talked down on her and it led to her giving up her dream of ever become a lawyer, but she did accomplish something in the