The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Help is a book set in the midst of the civil rights
movement. It has three different views, two African American maids and a white,
young writer. They team together to write a book about their lives and raise
awareness for equal rights and to end segregation. They get other maids to share
their stories of working as Help, and it soon becomes a huge deal to maids in
Jackson, Mississippi.
Important characters include Minny, who’s a black maid and
she’s very strong-willed and speaks her mind always. She’s resistant to write
the book, but decides that she will do it. Abileen is a kind maid, and has
worked in the maid business all her life. She’s the first maid to share her
story and is eager to get it all out. Skeeter is a white, rich woman right out
of college who wants to be a journalist. She comes up with the idea of the
story, and is very excited about it.
This book is definitely recommended for others. It gives you
a completely different view of the civil rights movement. The book is very
well-written and you soon feel connected to every character. At the end of the
book, you feel just as sad as Abileen when she has to leave. You feel that you
can’t book the book down, and when you do, you just want to read more to figure
out what is going to happen next. It’s a must-read and you will walk away
feeling completely different about the way people are treated and the civil
rights movement.
Book Review by Madilyn B.
I think this book is very interesting. I have seen the movie but I would like to read the book to see if the book was better. This book sounds intriguing because you can be in the footsteps of people who worked so hard for their civil rights. You get to know what it was like to live in that life time and how different it was. This reminds me of "The Butler" and "Seldom" they are about people who earn their rights. They are both very sad but very intriguing. I hope to read this book soon. From this review I would recommend it.
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