“ Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle”(Napoleon Hill). Skeeter throughout the book becomes accordingly more isolated from the southern women community that she's grown up with making it a struggle to fit in. This leads to her becoming self-aware of her role within the segregated society, which shocks her and moreover motivates her into writing her book The Help while changing her at first timid, unsure personality.The writing project also helps her change in personality while creating a friendship with Aibileen that never would have been possible if Skeeter hadn't have gone against the community. The major traits she displays in the book are that she's unsure, ambitious, and kind hearted.
In the beginning Miss Skeeter is portrayed as insecure in herself. This is shown through her reaction when people call her ugly or when her mother talks about her appearance. “ Mrs. Charlotte Phelan’s Guide to Husband Hunting, Rule Number One: a pretty, petite girl should accentuate with makeup and good posture. A tall plain …show more content…
An example of this being when Skeeter comes up with her book idea, “I wonder if I’ll ever write anything worth anything at all. I turn when I hear Pascagoula’s knock on my door. That’s when the idea comes to me. No. I couldn’t. That would be... crossing the line. But the idea won’t go away.” (Stockett 104). This shows her ambition because an idea such as hers is something unheard of and even she herself sees it, but she can’t rid herself of the idea. Her last main trait shown by Miss Skeeter is her kid heartedness. Her ability to show genuine kindness and sympathy or sometimes even empathy helps her stand out a little. “ I was raised by a colored women. We love them and they love us - but the can’t even use the toilets in our houses.” (Stockett 125) Within this quote we are able to see her sympathetic
In the beginning Miss Skeeter is portrayed as insecure in herself. This is shown through her reaction when people call her ugly or when her mother talks about her appearance. “ Mrs. Charlotte Phelan’s Guide to Husband Hunting, Rule Number One: a pretty, petite girl should accentuate with makeup and good posture. A tall plain …show more content…
An example of this being when Skeeter comes up with her book idea, “I wonder if I’ll ever write anything worth anything at all. I turn when I hear Pascagoula’s knock on my door. That’s when the idea comes to me. No. I couldn’t. That would be... crossing the line. But the idea won’t go away.” (Stockett 104). This shows her ambition because an idea such as hers is something unheard of and even she herself sees it, but she can’t rid herself of the idea. Her last main trait shown by Miss Skeeter is her kid heartedness. Her ability to show genuine kindness and sympathy or sometimes even empathy helps her stand out a little. “ I was raised by a colored women. We love them and they love us - but the can’t even use the toilets in our houses.” (Stockett 125) Within this quote we are able to see her sympathetic