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Racism And Social Injustice In The Help By Kathryn Stockett

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“‘Don’t you ever wish you could change things?”’ (Stockett 10). In Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960s. A woman ahead of her time, Miss Skeeter, proposes an idea to write a book about the lives of colored maids in Jackson. Aibileen and Minny, two maids, are among the first ones to agree to help Skeeter, despite the potential danger to themselves. In The Help, Kathryn Stockett creates an engaging and immersive world that explores racism and social injustice by using well-developed writing, the ideal amount of imagery, and strong characters.
Often times writers, especially new writers, make the mistake of writing paragraphs that don’t flow, are hard to understand, or don’t make sense. In The Help, well-developed writing is used often and well. Early on in the book, Stockett has a significant conversation happening during a bridge game.“‘I bid one heart,’ Miss Walter say.
‘I don’t know,’ Miss Leefolt say, frowning at her cards. ‘With Raleigh starting his own business and tax season not for six months . . . things are real tight for us right now.’
Miss Hilly talk slow, like she spreading icing on a cake. ‘You just tell Raeleigh every penny he spends on the bathroom he’ll get back when y’all sell this house.’ She nod like she agreeing with herself. ‘All these houses they’re building without maid’s quarters? It’s just plain dangerous. Everybody knows they carry different kinds of diseases than we do. I double’” (Stockett 8-9). Stockett adds the phrases from the game seamlessly.

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