"The Help" is a realistic fiction book written by Kathryn Stocket and has been recently been turned into a movie.The story takes place in 1962 Jackson Mississippi. Aibileen and Minny are black maids working to just get by. Aibileen has always been one to take orders quietly with no complaints, but it has left her with a bitterness inside her. Minny, known for speaking her mind no matter the consequence, has been fired from nineteen jobs.Minny is hired by newcomer Celia Foote, whose secrets leave Minny astounded. "Skeeter" a white "socialite" back from college, hasn't met up to her mothers standards. Usually she would find comfort in Constantine, the maid who raised her, but she had disappeared shortly before Skeeters return. Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter all team up to write about what life is actually like for black maids in the south.Though there are many risks, the three women unite with one thing in mind, they all hope for a better day.I throughly enjoyed this book. Its more of a girls book because most of the characters are all girls and their thoughts, but its a good read for anyone, teens and adults.
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