Quote Speaker Category and Why Significance and Why
“Did you… ever have dreams of being something else?” “No she says. “No ma’am, I didn’t.” It’s so quiet I can hear both of us breathing.” (Stockett 169) Ms. Skeeter Circumstance: while Aibileen is interviewed about being a black maid for white people, Ms. Skeeter asks her if she had any dreams and she says no she didn’t. This goes to show that black woman can probably picture what their future is going to be like. To some black people dreams and goals don’t even existent. This quote is significant because it shows even if black people had dreams they knew their past generations the woman were maids so that’s exactly how its going to be for them. Coloured people found it pointless to have …show more content…
It demonstrates in the time that there was racial segregation and black and with people were not treated the same how blinded people were the idea of black people always working for them and that’s how it would always be. The people who wanted racial segregation to end people wouldn’t agree with those choices and if there was change I guess it would change the way people live.
She tells me that I once said colored people attend too much church. I cringe, wondering what else I've said; never suspecting the help was listening or cared. (Stockett 179) Ms. Skeeter Behavior: Aibileen tells Skeeter some of the things she said about coloured people. Skeeter feels very disappointed in herself trying to get over the fact of the many things she’s said. Skeeter was trying to forget the many things she had said when she thought the help wern’t listening or cared about her comments. This quote is significant because it describes the many things white people did and never noticed that coloured people were around. White people talked so bad about black people and didn’t realized they have feelings too. During that time some white people could be self centered and not care about anyone that’s isn’t as “valued” as
“Did you… ever have dreams of being something else?” “No she says. “No ma’am, I didn’t.” It’s so quiet I can hear both of us breathing.” (Stockett 169) Ms. Skeeter Circumstance: while Aibileen is interviewed about being a black maid for white people, Ms. Skeeter asks her if she had any dreams and she says no she didn’t. This goes to show that black woman can probably picture what their future is going to be like. To some black people dreams and goals don’t even existent. This quote is significant because it shows even if black people had dreams they knew their past generations the woman were maids so that’s exactly how its going to be for them. Coloured people found it pointless to have …show more content…
It demonstrates in the time that there was racial segregation and black and with people were not treated the same how blinded people were the idea of black people always working for them and that’s how it would always be. The people who wanted racial segregation to end people wouldn’t agree with those choices and if there was change I guess it would change the way people live.
She tells me that I once said colored people attend too much church. I cringe, wondering what else I've said; never suspecting the help was listening or cared. (Stockett 179) Ms. Skeeter Behavior: Aibileen tells Skeeter some of the things she said about coloured people. Skeeter feels very disappointed in herself trying to get over the fact of the many things she’s said. Skeeter was trying to forget the many things she had said when she thought the help wern’t listening or cared about her comments. This quote is significant because it describes the many things white people did and never noticed that coloured people were around. White people talked so bad about black people and didn’t realized they have feelings too. During that time some white people could be self centered and not care about anyone that’s isn’t as “valued” as