While reading this novel there is a multiple amount of historical contexts throughout the story that is quite outstanding and very specific, giving you a full aspect in what the setting was in 1962.
Chapter 3 page 54 mentioned how Miss Skeeter, a character in the book, whom is a journalist and wants to do a story on the help, their everyday lives, what they go through, and how their treated. When Aibileen tries talking to Minny about when Skeeter asked Aibileen to be in her story, give her answers, she said “Asked do i want to change things, white woman never asked” that line in the story tells how back then white man, or woman, never asked a black man, or woman if they want things to change or be different.
Although Aibileen didn’t get to finish asking/telling Minny about it, you could tell that Aibileen wanted things to change, wanted thing to be different, she wanted to speak up. But the “Power” of Miss Hilly, and just white people overtook her confidence.
The surprising scene in chapter 3 page 51 tells more about how Minny was working more differently with Miss Celia than she worked for Miss Hilly. Through her years, days of working she said “I’ve never told a white woman what to do and i don’t know where to start” Saying that made Minny a bit confused, however she went through with it very well.
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