Another example of characters in the book being impacted by the setting, this once again involved the social normalities, was on the day where Minny was interviewed to become a maid for Miss Celia. However, the conversation that occurred didn’t involve Celia, it was between Minny’s mother and her fourteen year old self, where she was learning how to obey the rules of being a maid. The cause of Minny having the occupation of a maid was explained, “But with my sister’s heart problem and my no-good drunk daddy, it was up to me and Mama,” (Stockett 45). Furthermore, because colored people were seen as less educated, the minimum wage for maids, and other occupations colored people could have, was significantly lower than what is necessary for a family to live. In addition, because the setting was a time period in which medical technology wasn’t as advanced, Minny’s sister’s heart condition wasn’t real, and because of the inaccurate diagnostic, Minny had to get a
Another example of characters in the book being impacted by the setting, this once again involved the social normalities, was on the day where Minny was interviewed to become a maid for Miss Celia. However, the conversation that occurred didn’t involve Celia, it was between Minny’s mother and her fourteen year old self, where she was learning how to obey the rules of being a maid. The cause of Minny having the occupation of a maid was explained, “But with my sister’s heart problem and my no-good drunk daddy, it was up to me and Mama,” (Stockett 45). Furthermore, because colored people were seen as less educated, the minimum wage for maids, and other occupations colored people could have, was significantly lower than what is necessary for a family to live. In addition, because the setting was a time period in which medical technology wasn’t as advanced, Minny’s sister’s heart condition wasn’t real, and because of the inaccurate diagnostic, Minny had to get a