Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan is a single, white, well educated behind the scenes advocate for civil rights focused on changing the situation of division between white southern households and black maids in Jackson, Mississippi. Skeeter is determined to write a risky hard-hitting novel set to change the way white people perceive African Americans in the 1960’s. The controversial book written by Skeeter will serve as justice and closure for those who feel they have been treated as second class citizens by their employers, and gives them a real opportunity to tell their stories to the world.
Skeeter is described at the beginning of the story as a painfully tall, not so pretty girl who lives on a cotton plantation with her parents and belongs to the local Junior League. As a typical member of the Junior League, you agree with everyone, smile, and nod. Consequently, voicing your different opinions meant you would be excluded from the club or forgotten about. That is what happened to Skeeter. She began to write the book that had completely opposite view points as the majority of the League and became even more distant from her friends and eventually lost …show more content…
Constantine embraced Skeeter with loving arms and taught her important morals which shaped her as an adult, and is the reason why Skeeter has such a strong opinion about racism. Constantine was a mother figure to Skeeter because her actual mother was distant and made Skeeter feel inadequate or worth her time. Skeeter grew up being told what she had to believe, but Constantine gave her a choice in what she could believe which is why Constantine is so influential to Skeeter. After Skeeter moved back home after college, she found out that Constantine was mysteriously fired. Skeeter was never told directly how she was fired until she subconsciously used the novel to get the answers she needed from the maids, which was closure for
Skeeter is described at the beginning of the story as a painfully tall, not so pretty girl who lives on a cotton plantation with her parents and belongs to the local Junior League. As a typical member of the Junior League, you agree with everyone, smile, and nod. Consequently, voicing your different opinions meant you would be excluded from the club or forgotten about. That is what happened to Skeeter. She began to write the book that had completely opposite view points as the majority of the League and became even more distant from her friends and eventually lost …show more content…
Constantine embraced Skeeter with loving arms and taught her important morals which shaped her as an adult, and is the reason why Skeeter has such a strong opinion about racism. Constantine was a mother figure to Skeeter because her actual mother was distant and made Skeeter feel inadequate or worth her time. Skeeter grew up being told what she had to believe, but Constantine gave her a choice in what she could believe which is why Constantine is so influential to Skeeter. After Skeeter moved back home after college, she found out that Constantine was mysteriously fired. Skeeter was never told directly how she was fired until she subconsciously used the novel to get the answers she needed from the maids, which was closure for