Character Overview: The Help By Kathryn Stockett

In the book “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett, takes place in Mississippi, in the early 1960’s. A women named Skeeter, who wants to become a writer, comes back from collage and finds out that her childhood maid/nanny, Constantine, has left and no one is telling her why. Later in the book Skeeter chooses to do an interview with African American women, who’ve spent their lives taking care of well-known white families. Only Aibileen who is Skeeters best friend’s housekeeper, was willing to talk first, when the two worked together, more women decided to join in and had a lot to say. Towards the ending, Skeeters book is released and Jacksons high society will never be the same.

The Help is informed by the voices of the three main characters, Aibileen, Skeeter, and Minnie. The tone of the characters follow their own experience and actions. What I think the theme of The Help is “race and racism”. In the book, it …show more content…
For example, where Aibileen is trying to manage her son’s death and trying to brace Mae Mobley even with her mother’s disregardful ways. Minnie is trying to get a job so she can provide her family and to deal with the violence with her husband, later she works for Mrs. Cilia. when “Help” is put out is the resultant finish of the plot for the characters and for Jackson, dealing with public aftermath. The story does refer to real life violence preserved against African American people by organizing things like the KKK. Aibileen describes her fear about the repercussion for publishing the story.

In conclusion, the help is about the three main characters, Aibileen, Minnie, and Skeeter who tell about their experience and actions throughout the story. What I think the theme of the story is about race and racism for these reasons: first in the story shows maids being denied opportunities for education. Secondly, they must work for white families. And finally, the maids have to use different lavatories from the white