There were many times in the book The Help when black maids struggled to free themselves from the power of the white ladies. The largest struggle shown in the book is shown when Aibileen Clark was under the power of Hilly Holbrook. This was such a gigantic challenge since Elizabeth Leefolt always let Hilly rule her life, Aibileen was a black maid, and she was best friends with Minny Jackson. Aibileen Clark was the maid for Ms. Elizabeth Leefolt as well as her daughter Mae Mobley. Ms. Leefolt’s best friend was Hilly Holbrook. Everything Ms. Hilly would tell Ms. Leefolt about black maids would end up affecting Aibileen’s life. For instance, one time Hilly told Ms. Leefolt that she thought that the help should have their own bathroom separate
