One theme that is introduced in this reading is the theme of friendship and its importance in shaping character. This theme is shown through the strong devotion Sula and Nel have to each other. When describing their friendship the author says, " Their meeting was fortunate, for it let them use each other to grow on"(52). In this reading the reader sees how Nel and Sula do things together until their individual characters are very much alike. Their similarity is shown in the way they slowly create a hole together, step by step, without saying a word. The strong friendship that Nel in Sula share help to shape their personalities and beliefs as they grow and mature into adults.
I definitely see this theme in the book. Sula and Nel have a very strong connection in between each other. I think one of the reasons that they have an instant connection is because their past experiences and family lives are similar. Great paragraph!
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