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Aug 24, 2011 · At 522 pages, The Help reads very quickly and smoothly. Even Stockett’s use of vernacular feels natural rather than strained. The novel recounts the lives of six women in 1960s Jackson, MS. Four of the women are white, two black. The two African American women, Aibilene and Minny, work as maids in the homes of Jackson’s white families.
Sep 30, 2014 · Tue 30 Sep 2014 07.00 EDT. Kathryn Stockett, The Help. A character in the book says "Great books give you a feeling that you miss all day, until you finally get to crawl back inside those pages ...
Feb 10, 2009 · Expectations notwithstanding, it’s not the black maids who are done a disservice by this white writer; it’s the white folk … Though The Help might well have veered off into violent repression of these maids’ outspokenness, Ms. Stockett doesn’t take it there. She’s interested in the affection and intimacy buried beneath even the most ...
Jan 14, 2012 · The Help by Kathryn Stockett - review. 'Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Black maids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver' is the first line that you read on the blurb of ...
Feb 13, 2024 · The Help by Kathryn Stockett, is a literary masterpiece that captivates readers with its poignant portrayal of civil rights and social inequality in 1960s Mississippi. As one of the most acclaimed ...
Feb 10, 2009 · The Help. Kindle Edition. The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who ...
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What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Parents need to know that The Help is an emotionally intense adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling civil rights-era novel. It isn't likely to appeal to young kids, but it's a historically relevant drama that mature tweens and teens can see with their parents.
