The Help #3

After a long day of reading with a break during the Red Wings and Blackhawks game, I finally finished my book, The Help. In the next couple of chapters, you see Skeeter build multiple relationships with various people. The two that are the most interesting to me are the ones with her mother, and the one between Skeeter and the black maids. In the 1960's, things were obviously very different to what they are now, as we've seen America come a long way since then. However, back then women did not work as often as they do now. When Skeeter graduated and came home looking for a job, like many young women do now, it was like she was doing the wrong thing. At least her mother believed so. Skeeter's mother thought that getting married was much more important than getting a job. She constantly drops reminders to Skeeter that marriage is more important including her calling her college diploma as ”a pretty piece of paper.” It is clear that Skeeter's mother is not entertained by the fact that her daughter graduated from college. Skeeter is also interested on her old maids decision to leave her house and job. However, she can never seem to get a straight answer from her mother. I predict that her mother had something to do with her decision to leave, or maybe that Constantine was killed or is dead. Skeeter's relationship with the black maids including Aibileen, Minny, and her old maid Constantine have all been good relationships. She and Constantine had a strong bond when she was younger, and now that she is older and is writing on Aibileen and Minny, she understands what they have been going through throughout their whole lives. You see how Skeeter has matured as a women since she was young.