Journal Entry: The Help
I am reading The Help, it is directed at young adult and older. The Help is written by Kathryn Stockett. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and had an African American family maid named Demetrie. This is reflected into this novel as it takes place also in her hometown Jackson, Mississippi and is focused on the lives of two African American maids, Minny and Aibileen.Jackson, Mississippi was the poorest state in the United States at the time and was an extremely racist area where African Americans were segregated, discriminated and altogether treated very poorly. This novel takes place around the 1960’s; during this time the civil rights movement was in progress. The novel The Help, was published in 2009. Aibileen