The Help Essay

Through written words or ones spoken on a screen, The Help by Kathryn Stockett is a very thought provoking story. The controversies brought up throughout the storyline push us to ponder the rights and the wrongs committed throughout history. Another way to look at the story is through the characters, their relationships, and their feelings. In both the visual representation and the written version of The Help we are able to view these characters intertwine their stories with each other, to create a novel that they could be hung for. Both representations allow us to feel as if we are in Mississippi, sitting next to Hilly at bridge club, sneaking to Aibileen’s to tell our story, we can even feel the pain of Mae Mobley when Aibileen is forced …show more content…
If a book is written through a little girl’s eyes we find ourselves thinking back to when we were young; if a book is written through an old man’s eyes we revel in his wisdom, and try to learn from his mistakes. In the book, The Help, we have 3 different point of views, Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter. Through these points of view we are able to see what life is like on both sides of town. We are also able to see many more relationships and thoughts being made and forgotten through three points of view rather than one. I believe that the use of three points of views worked well for this book. The movie is known for being told through first person and really only one point of view which is Aibileen. We can also argue that the movie is told through omniscient third person, because the scenes of the movie jump from person to person, allowing us to see in each person’s life. But either way you put it the point of view in the movie differs from the book. I believe that this change is made so we are able to better understand what is going on in the movie, it would be too hard to switch from each point of view throughout the movie and still have the plot make