The Help
Kathryn Stoc kett s THE HELP is a work of fiction written in an unusual
style.
It is written in first person of each of the maids encountered by the
main character “Skeeter” in the vernacular that was used by the black
maids of white women in...
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The Help
Kathryn Stoc kett s THE HELP is a work of fiction written in an unusual
style.
It is written in first person of each of the maids encountered by the
main character “Skeeter” in the vernacular that was used by the black
maids of white women in 1960 s Jackson, Mississippi.
Skeeter returning
home from college with a degree and an eye on a career in writing is
instructed by the senior writer of a prestigious publisher: “.
.
.
Write about
what disturbs you, particularly if it bothers no one else.
.
.
”
She becomes annoyed at the treatment of “the help” and finds an ally in one of the maids of her
friends who is reluctantly willing to share some of her experiences as the black maid to a
wealthy white family.
The publisher finds her idea intriguing and will read her articles in the
future if they come in conjunction with the hype surrounding the civil rights movement and
Martin Luther King s march on Washington.
The women being interviewed are terrified they
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