The Help #1

The Help by Kathryn Stockett, takes place in Mississippi, as the book opens in 1962. The narrator of the book is a 53 year old woman named Aibileen. She is a black woman who is a house main for a white family. Aibileen, whose son died when he was 24, takes care of a child name Mae Mobley. The 23 year old mother, Elisabeth does not love her daughter as much as Aibileen, and resents Aibileen working for her. Aibileen overhears one night that one of her good friends, Minny who is also a maid, has been stealing from her employers. As most people know, in this time period in a southern state like Mississippi, racism was still a big part of the culture. From the first couple of chapters I read, I can tell that racism will be a big part of this book. Skeeter a 22 year old graduate of Ole Miss has come home to her house, not seeing the maid that raised her. Skeeter’s mother has more interest in her daughter getting married than her graduating from college. Her mother believes that it is more important for a woman to get married than it is to go to college. This start of this book, in my opinion is not very slow. My prediction is that the three stories of Aibileen, Skeeter, and Minny will come together in the end whether there is a happy ending or not.