Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. Also known as prejudice,discrimination,or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior.Casteism is the prejudice or antagonism directed against someone of a different caste. book The Mississippi Trial,1955 by Chris Crowe and in the movie The Help by Touchstone Home Entertainment both take place during late 1950s and early 1960s. This was when racism and hard-headed people would separate the white people and the African-American people. Nevertheless, there were some people here and there that felt that racism should not be tolerated or supported. For example, Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan and
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Skeeter lived in Jackson,Mississippi with her mother, she always dreamt of being a writer, her mother wanted her to be a wife. Skeeter would gather up with some of the African American maids and write their stories to later put in her book. Skeeter tries to help maids gain the rights that they deserve. At first the maids are a little scared to put their stories out there due to them thinking she would betray all of em. Later on they all start telling Skeeter their stories,some of how their children were killed, they were forced into slavery, mistreated, etc. Skeeter then writes the own story of her own maid, Skeeter had a close relationship with the maid hired to take care of her as a child, Constantine. Skeeter’s mother fired Constantine after Constantine’s daughter, whom came to visit Constantine when very important people were over. So Skeeter included that in her book and later published it as “The Help”. The book caught the attention of many and caused trouble. Just like Skeeter’s mom said, “ Courage sometimes skips a
Skeeter lived in Jackson,Mississippi with her mother, she always dreamt of being a writer, her mother wanted her to be a wife. Skeeter would gather up with some of the African American maids and write their stories to later put in her book. Skeeter tries to help maids gain the rights that they deserve. At first the maids are a little scared to put their stories out there due to them thinking she would betray all of em. Later on they all start telling Skeeter their stories,some of how their children were killed, they were forced into slavery, mistreated, etc. Skeeter then writes the own story of her own maid, Skeeter had a close relationship with the maid hired to take care of her as a child, Constantine. Skeeter’s mother fired Constantine after Constantine’s daughter, whom came to visit Constantine when very important people were over. So Skeeter included that in her book and later published it as “The Help”. The book caught the attention of many and caused trouble. Just like Skeeter’s mom said, “ Courage sometimes skips a