The Ending Of John Steinbeck's The Help

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The ending of The Help had a few downfalls that I did not necessarily like. First, I disliked the fact that Elizabeth fired Abileen based off of what Hilly told her. Elizabeth was told Abileen store silver, when it was Hilly’s maid who did it. I do not think it is fair that she got fired and Elizabeth did not even know the entire story. Secondly, I did not like that Hilly gets Minny’s husband, Leroy, fired and be told that it is Minny’s fault. It is not fair that Hilly is trying to ruin the maids lives when she has ruined their lives everyday they worked for her. Lastly, I am not fond about when Lou Ann comes up to Skeeter in the drug store and is telling her what Hills has been saying. Skeeter tries to cover herself up. I feel that Skeeter

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