Friday, June 11, 2010

The Help Kathryn Stockett

In 1950's Mississippi, Minny, Skeeter and Aibeleen share something that most white and black people dont. Aibeleen and Minny both are housemaid, taking care of white womens children...rasinging them until their just like their own mothers, ordering the maid that had once been more like a mother then their own. Skeeter, a younge enexpirienced journalist wants to uncover the story of what its like to live under these conditions; having a seperate bathroom, raising someone elses child, and even agreeing with a white womens comments in hope theyll see their paycheck. I really enjoyed this book because learning about this point in history doesn't seem tangable in a textbook or classroom. Its easier to connect to these people by reading about chracters like them. Inside their heads, their opinions, views, and way of life. They have their own seperate world and it's amazing how different things are now. Although their still issues today concering racial issues- it seems so far away from what used to be going on. I would highley recomment this book to anyone, it was a great medium read.

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