In 1896, The United States Supreme Court established a doctrine stating “Separate but equal”, this doctrine was set up to show that blacks and whites were to be treated equal in society. The doctrine may have said “Separate but equal,” but in reality society was still separate and unequal for blacks and whites (Staff of the National Museum of American History). Whites who lived during this time period were treated much better than any blacks ever were. Blacks were denied employment, entrance to schools, and could not sit in front of whites on public transportation “(Jim Crow Laws Denied Blacks Dignity, Vote)”. Almost every white family living in the southern region of America during the 1960’s had a black servant working for their family.
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She graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing. After graduating college, she went on to write her first novel, The Help. She was rejected by many publishing agencies before she was finally published by Penguin Books (Einhorn). Due to Stockett growing up in the South during a segregated time between blacks and whites, almost every family she knew had an African American maid working for them. Stockett had a very close relationship with her family’s maid, Demetrie. Her personal experiences of growing up in Jackson with a maid are what inspired her thoughts for her novel. The Help, is set in Jackson, Mississippi, Stockett’s hometown. It follows the lives of three main characters, Minny, Aibileen, and Skeeter Phelan. Skeeter Phelan is a wealthy, white woman who is very passionate about writing and decides to interview several African American maids about their stories of working for white families. After several months of interviewing maids, Skeeter puts together all …show more content…
Later on, her book gets published by a New York publisher. The book was published anonymously in order to protect those involved. “The Help” soon becomes a hot topic of conversation around Jackson, and Skeeter struggles to stay anonymous with many angry people around her as they discover they are the white women being talked about in the
She graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing. After graduating college, she went on to write her first novel, The Help. She was rejected by many publishing agencies before she was finally published by Penguin Books (Einhorn). Due to Stockett growing up in the South during a segregated time between blacks and whites, almost every family she knew had an African American maid working for them. Stockett had a very close relationship with her family’s maid, Demetrie. Her personal experiences of growing up in Jackson with a maid are what inspired her thoughts for her novel. The Help, is set in Jackson, Mississippi, Stockett’s hometown. It follows the lives of three main characters, Minny, Aibileen, and Skeeter Phelan. Skeeter Phelan is a wealthy, white woman who is very passionate about writing and decides to interview several African American maids about their stories of working for white families. After several months of interviewing maids, Skeeter puts together all …show more content…
Later on, her book gets published by a New York publisher. The book was published anonymously in order to protect those involved. “The Help” soon becomes a hot topic of conversation around Jackson, and Skeeter struggles to stay anonymous with many angry people around her as they discover they are the white women being talked about in the