Kathryn Janeway

“Hand it over so I can get the hell out of here.” I’m tired, impatient and ready to get this shit wrapped up, so my tone with Riley is a little harsher than I intended. Actually, it’s a lot harsher, but that’s only because I’m hungry and my blood sugar’s getting a little low. I must admit, he’s a nice kid, I’ll give him that. He has a penchant for speed and a fearless disposition that will make him hard to beat when he gets some experience under his belt. With a little guidance from a mentor,…

Kathryn Stockett’s book The Help was published February 10, 2009. When Kathryn was growing up she lived in Jackson, Mississippi and after graduating college she moved to New York for 9 years and then moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she wrote The Help. While living in New York she worked in magazine publishing and marketing and when she lived in Atlanta she worked 5 hard years to write The Help. After she finished writing the book she got turned down by over 60 publishers (Author’s Purpose).…

“The Hurt Locker,” directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal, is about an American bomb unit during the Iraq war. This movie stands out to me because it is realistic and makes me feel as if I am the fourth person in the humvee. The first scene, the audience is introduced to the unit and the dangerous environment they are in. Three soldiers led by Sergeant Thompson are investigating a bomb. While Thomson looks at the bomb first hand, a secret bystander activates the bomb, and kills…

“What About Bob?” is a comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray’s character, Bob Wiley, suffers from a multitude of disorders and phobias. He is very neurotic and easily forms extreme attachments to people and things he gets comfortable with. Dreyfuss plays Dr. Leo Marvin a successful psychiatrist with a huge ego, who thinks he has a grip on everything. He thinks he knows how to handle anyone or any situation with ease and clarity. The movie revolves around Leo’s new book “Baby…

The novel “The Help” written by Kathryn Stockett and film “The Help” directed by Tate Taylor had many differences some were noticeable while others were insignificant. I believe that in order for the director to achieve variation there were changes made to hold the audience’s attention. The director’s intention was to create a well-illustrated movie that was not identical to the novel, but also not completely separate from the novel. It was important that certain scenes be changed that he may…

The Help is a deeply moving story that shines a lot of light on some of the common trials that African Americans experienced during the Civil Rights era. Of course however, any novel (and/or movie) is only as good as its main characters. One of the core protagonists, Aibileen, a black maid in the wealthy Leefolt household, is incredibly significant in this story. Her character is able to connect with the reader due to three of the main qualities she possesses: strength, love, and intelligence…

Friendship is another huge theme throughout The Help, however, it is not the friendship that most readers would expect. The theme friendship is not shown between any of the white wealthy people, but it is shown between Miss Skeeter and Aibileen. Aibileen is at risk of losing everything in her life for the book her and Miss Skeeter are writing, yet she still opens her home to Skeeter and works day and night to get the book finished. Once the book is finally published, their friendship continues.…

comedian and actor, once said, “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” In life, there are often many moments that lead to a desire for change, but it takes the actions of the courageous to create an impact on society. Kathryn Stockett’s novel The Help follows the lives of numerous individuals living in the prejudiced town of Jackson, Mississippi. As an aspiring author, Skeeter Phelan does not see the world as black and white, but rather focuses her life on justice…

The Hurt Locker showcases the experiences of a United States Army bomb squad stationed in Iraq after US invasion of foreign soil. On the surface, the film is ostensibly a story based on the actual experiences of a journalist embedded with US military forces in Iraq. If audiences choose to dig deeper, there are multiple meanings that can be drawn from the storyline. Its most noticeable theme is established immediately with the film’s opening quotation, “The rush of battle is a potent and often…

In 2011 the movie The Help was made and based off the best selling book of the same name. The book portrays how white women treat their black maids in 1960’s Mississippi. The main character Skeeter, who grew up in a well to do white family in Mississippi, comes home from college and watches her now married and grown up friends treat their black help with no dignity. Throughout the movie Skeeter’s friends are very concerned with what others think and how it will affect their social status, even…