Pages Read: 355/472
Author: Kathryn Stockett
Genre: Historical fiction
I am almost finished with The Help, and it continues to get more interesting. For a while Miss Skeeter had been dating a politician's son named Stuart. They broke up because he was not over his ex fiance. I also learned a new fact about Miss Celia which explains why she never did anything but sit around. She was pregnant for the fourth time. She never did anything because the first three babies were miscarriages and she thought if she did nothing it would not happen again, but it did. I think this brought her maid Minny and Miss Celia closer even though Minny resisted at first. Miss Celia cares for Minny. One day Minny came to work with a cut head, and she tried to call her a doctor but Minny refused. Miss Celia could also see past the lies when Minny said she hit her head on the bathtub. She knew Minny's husband Leroy had hit her yet again. Minny would leave Leroy for being a drunk and for abusing her, but they have many children that they must think of. Aibleen is comforting Minny through her hard times. Many of the local white women began to dislike Miss Skeeter because she was carrying around a set of laws about boundaries between black and white people. During this part of the story Aibleen has not had much bad luck, nothing has really changed for her. Throughout the story you have black and white people who can connect and some who can't and I think this passage describes this perfectly, "There is undisguised hate for white women, there is inexplicable love" (Stockett 285)
Author: Kathryn Stockett
Genre: Historical fiction
I am almost finished with The Help, and it continues to get more interesting. For a while Miss Skeeter had been dating a politician's son named Stuart. They broke up because he was not over his ex fiance. I also learned a new fact about Miss Celia which explains why she never did anything but sit around. She was pregnant for the fourth time. She never did anything because the first three babies were miscarriages and she thought if she did nothing it would not happen again, but it did. I think this brought her maid Minny and Miss Celia closer even though Minny resisted at first. Miss Celia cares for Minny. One day Minny came to work with a cut head, and she tried to call her a doctor but Minny refused. Miss Celia could also see past the lies when Minny said she hit her head on the bathtub. She knew Minny's husband Leroy had hit her yet again. Minny would leave Leroy for being a drunk and for abusing her, but they have many children that they must think of. Aibleen is comforting Minny through her hard times. Many of the local white women began to dislike Miss Skeeter because she was carrying around a set of laws about boundaries between black and white people. During this part of the story Aibleen has not had much bad luck, nothing has really changed for her. Throughout the story you have black and white people who can connect and some who can't and I think this passage describes this perfectly, "There is undisguised hate for white women, there is inexplicable love" (Stockett 285)
I read this book and i really enjoyed your post, it was very well done! Good Job!
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