The mid 1900’s consisted of ideas revolving around discrimination and women in the house. The Help depicts many of these by showing its antagonist’s, Hilly Holbrook, opinions. Her most dominant opinions are that women should be in charge of the house while the men work, everyone must see eye to eye with her, and she is against African Americans. With the expression of all her opinions throughout the story, Hilly gets led down numerous destructive paths while bringing the other characters with her. Hilly’s belief that women are to be in charge of the house while their husbands work caused much destruction throughout the story. This opinion led Hilly to push Skeeter into a relationship with Stuart because Hilly was afraid Skeeter would
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This opinion causes trouble between Hilly and Skeeter due to the fact that they have differing views of the help. Skeeter sees people like Aibileen and Constance as just other human beings who deserve to be treated with kindness. Whereas Hilly sees them as maids who only serve the purpose of waiting on white people. Because Skeeter is not on the same page as Hilly, their friendship is negatively impacted again. Once Hilly realizes Skeeter wrote the book, she tells her to warn the maids to “…watch out for what’s coming to them”, and points out that Aibileen is in the book (Stockett 497). The sound of her friend’s name makes Skeeter angrier, which shows how much Skeeter has really grown to care for Aibileen and the other maids. This causes Hilly’s friendship with Skeeer is torn apart due to Hilly believing everyone should see eye to eye with her. Celia Foote also has differing views from Hilly. Hilly thinks women should dress respectfully, showing the least amount of skin possible. It is evident that Celia thinks the complete opposite when she shows up to the benefit wearing a revealing bright pink dress. Hilly greatly disapproves and even asks Celia, “’Is this some kind of joke’” (Stockett 388). This confrontation leads to more destruction at the benefit when a drunken Celia accidently rips Hilly’s dress. Because Hilly disliked Celia for not seeing eye to eye with her, Hilly ruined the benefit by
This opinion causes trouble between Hilly and Skeeter due to the fact that they have differing views of the help. Skeeter sees people like Aibileen and Constance as just other human beings who deserve to be treated with kindness. Whereas Hilly sees them as maids who only serve the purpose of waiting on white people. Because Skeeter is not on the same page as Hilly, their friendship is negatively impacted again. Once Hilly realizes Skeeter wrote the book, she tells her to warn the maids to “…watch out for what’s coming to them”, and points out that Aibileen is in the book (Stockett 497). The sound of her friend’s name makes Skeeter angrier, which shows how much Skeeter has really grown to care for Aibileen and the other maids. This causes Hilly’s friendship with Skeeer is torn apart due to Hilly believing everyone should see eye to eye with her. Celia Foote also has differing views from Hilly. Hilly thinks women should dress respectfully, showing the least amount of skin possible. It is evident that Celia thinks the complete opposite when she shows up to the benefit wearing a revealing bright pink dress. Hilly greatly disapproves and even asks Celia, “’Is this some kind of joke’” (Stockett 388). This confrontation leads to more destruction at the benefit when a drunken Celia accidently rips Hilly’s dress. Because Hilly disliked Celia for not seeing eye to eye with her, Hilly ruined the benefit by