The Help 4.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? English LiteratureThe HelpA2/A-levelAQA Created by: edog420Created on: 12-06-19 18:21 Key Events Minny discovers Hilly has been telling people she stole Mrs Leefolt builds a bathroom for Aibileen Minny gets a job Skeeter gets a job at the local paper Aibileen agrees to help Skeeter with her book Minny also decides to help Skeeter as well Celias secret baby miscarriages- the secret is out more maids decide to help with the book toilets in Hillys garden BENEFIT CHAPTER 'the terrible awful' story is told to celia book is published Skeeter gets a job in New York Minny leaves Leroy Aibileen is fired from the Lefolts 1 of 10 AO2 metaphor - 'bitter seed' reader has empathy/pathos climax - is there more than one? flashbacks give more information on the past historical fiction novel development of incidents - celia first person multiple narrative tension rising postmodern episodic - set over two years vehicle for the authors views domestic setting skeeter and celia = new america contrast in life and views of characters analeptic (flashbacks) - adds development 2 of 10 AO3 domestic violence was normal and accepted in the 1960s, until 1970s **** was only considered a crime if it was outside of wedlock black people were very much second class citizens old vs new america jim crow laws enforced segregation in the south between end of reconstruction in 1877 Jackson, Mississippi 1962-1964 beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s civil rights movement, MLK, march on washington Medgar Evers- a civil rights activist was shot, sparking outrage in the black community civil rights movement of the 1960s saw a surge of KKK activity freedom summer attempts to register as many african americal voters as possible women arent ment to be educated they should adhere to the stereotype of a 1960s housewife clash of cultures Mississippi was racially stagnated with a rigid social class system, lacked fluidity which is present today 3 of 10 AO4 typically of a postmodern novel the ending is ambiguous- open to reader interpretation hope vs hopeless vehicle of authors views post modern abusive men passion is a driving force positive dreams typically of a historical fiction novel it references real life events and is set in a specific historical time period female protagonist clash of cultures new vs old america domestic setting - brings them all together boiling pot vs melting pot isolation brings them together 4 of 10 Critics 'she spins a story of social awakening as seen from both sides of the american racial divide' - sybil steinberg 'why are stocketts white characters free of the linguistic quirks that white southerners certainly have?' - erin aubry 'both personal and social' - clurman 'the book blithely adresses the complex racial climate of mississippi' - roxanne gay 5 of 10 Skeeter goes against expectations like blanche catalyst of book goes against societal expectations passionate independant new america wants to please loved ones similar to mitch 6 of 10 Aibileen similar to mitch- loss of loved one + kind nature bitter seed rebellious mae mobley driven wants to conform to expectations similar to stella wants change like blanche goes against societal expectations to publish the book but otherwise fits 7 of 10 Minny typical of a maid rebellious abusive husband similar to stella the terrible awful celia scared similarly to blanche hilly ruins her life 8 of 10 Hilly villian in the eyes of the reader similar to stanley she ruinsb others lives for self pleasure respectable in the 60s we never hear her view point old america complex character divides readers like blanche 9 of 10 Celia wants to please her husband like stella new america not a stereotype even if we believed so at first just like blanche cant meet social expectations cant conform to stereotypes doesnt care about social divides - race 10 of 10
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