Many historical figures demonstrate change throughout time. Stories by significant black heritage such as Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Emmett Till, and other African-Americans have shown an improvement within the black community. In the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett one can comprehend that conflicts can change the views between others.
Skeeter Phelan, Aibileen Clark, and Minny Jackson are the protagonist in the book and each outlook on the topic race as it shows effects within Jackson, Mississippi and themselves. Aibileen and Minny are maids known as help. Their jobs include caring for white children, cooking, and cleaning. Whereas, Skeeter is a white woman who grew up on a cotton field outside of Jackson and pursuits …show more content…
For years, Skeeter hasn’t lived up to the story and knows something is missing. For the past months she’s been given a job in the Jackson Newspaper. She’ve been aware of the things that has been happening in the black community and wanted to investigate how the help like Aibileen and Minny feel about whites. Skeeter’s father Carlton Phelan also feels that Jackson is in bad shape “I’m ashamed. Sometimes, Senator. Ashamed of what goes on in Mississippi” (Stockett 268). He knew about the Jim Crow laws and that there was going to be no change, but little did he know the conflict reversed and all the help in Jackson, Mississippi were able to comers with Skeeter in an interview. Constantine had a child named Lulabelle that turned out different. News in a small city is where lying is the only ways to control hidden secrets, but eventually the truth hurts “I told Lulabelle the truth. I told her, “Your daddy didn’t die. He left the day after you were born. And your mama hadn’t been sick a day in her life. She gave you up because you were too high yellow. She didn’t want you” (Stockett
Skeeter Phelan, Aibileen Clark, and Minny Jackson are the protagonist in the book and each outlook on the topic race as it shows effects within Jackson, Mississippi and themselves. Aibileen and Minny are maids known as help. Their jobs include caring for white children, cooking, and cleaning. Whereas, Skeeter is a white woman who grew up on a cotton field outside of Jackson and pursuits …show more content…
For years, Skeeter hasn’t lived up to the story and knows something is missing. For the past months she’s been given a job in the Jackson Newspaper. She’ve been aware of the things that has been happening in the black community and wanted to investigate how the help like Aibileen and Minny feel about whites. Skeeter’s father Carlton Phelan also feels that Jackson is in bad shape “I’m ashamed. Sometimes, Senator. Ashamed of what goes on in Mississippi” (Stockett 268). He knew about the Jim Crow laws and that there was going to be no change, but little did he know the conflict reversed and all the help in Jackson, Mississippi were able to comers with Skeeter in an interview. Constantine had a child named Lulabelle that turned out different. News in a small city is where lying is the only ways to control hidden secrets, but eventually the truth hurts “I told Lulabelle the truth. I told her, “Your daddy didn’t die. He left the day after you were born. And your mama hadn’t been sick a day in her life. She gave you up because you were too high yellow. She didn’t want you” (Stockett