Elie Wiesel's The Help

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The Help is a novel that dives deep into the story of two black maids who are decimated because of the color of their skin and a white female writer. The story starts off in the 1960s in Mississippi where racism is common. Minny and Aibileen are very close friends. Their friendship is so strong because they spend most of their life cleaning up after white families and their kids. They are always together and spend a lot of time together thus causing them to become so close. Skeeter is another main character that is important to the story. She warmheartedly remembers her past maid, Constantine but does not have information about her disappearance and current situation. Her dream to write and love for her dream job has brought her maids to come

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