The Help Ex De Texte
I. SUBJECT The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, is story about the journey of a young woman, Skeeter, standing up for what she believes in and following her dreams. This story is set in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960’s, which is the height of the Civil Rights movement period. The story is through the viewpoint of three narrators: Skeeter Phalen, Aibileen Clark, and Minny Jackson. Skeeter is the main narrator out of the three. She is a young white woman returning home after receiving her journalism degree from Ole Miss. She is reuinited by her friends, Hilly Holbrook and Elizabeth Leefolt.. After receiving a job at the Jackson Journal writing for the home cleaning section, she goes to Aibileen, Elizabeth’s colored maid, for help. She and Aibileen develop a close relationship over time through the columns. She comes up with the idea to write a controversial book with points of views from the help with encouragement from a New York editor and memories from her own maid, Constantine.
Hilly Holbrook, who was one of Skeeter’s best friends, provides her with motivation after strongly imposing segregation with her bathroom sanitation initiative. Aibileen Clark, the Leefolt’s maid, and Minny Jackson, Celia’s maid, are two maids that are affected by Hilly’s bathroom sanitation initiative. Minny was once Hilly’s maid but was fired and now is Miss Celia’s maid. With the help of Aibileen’s determination, she convinces Minny to help with the stories too and eventually get other maids to join in. After their book is published, it becomes very popular and controversial quickly. Thanks to the book’s success, Skeeter is then offered a position up in New York. She accepts it and offers Aibileen her job as the columnist for the Miss Murna piece. This opens up doors and creates new opportunities for the black race in Mississippi.
II. THEME
Each child of God is different, however, that does not mean we need to treat them as such. Everyone wants to be treated with love, dignity,
Hilly Holbrook, who was one of Skeeter’s best friends, provides her with motivation after strongly imposing segregation with her bathroom sanitation initiative. Aibileen Clark, the Leefolt’s maid, and Minny Jackson, Celia’s maid, are two maids that are affected by Hilly’s bathroom sanitation initiative. Minny was once Hilly’s maid but was fired and now is Miss Celia’s maid. With the help of Aibileen’s determination, she convinces Minny to help with the stories too and eventually get other maids to join in. After their book is published, it becomes very popular and controversial quickly. Thanks to the book’s success, Skeeter is then offered a position up in New York. She accepts it and offers Aibileen her job as the columnist for the Miss Murna piece. This opens up doors and creates new opportunities for the black race in Mississippi.
II. THEME
Each child of God is different, however, that does not mean we need to treat them as such. Everyone wants to be treated with love, dignity,