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The Help by Kahryn Stockett Plot
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett Plot
By Navdeep Singh
ENG1D
Exposition
Exposition
Place: Jackson, Mississippi
Aibileen:• Black maid in the American South
• Always does what shes told, very cautious
• Maid for Miss Elizabeth, Aibileen does not like her but loves her daughter, May
• Wisest in the group, always asked for advice
• Oldest, son died in a car crash
Minny:• Talks back to people, Fiery temper
• Maid for Miss Celia• Has a husband and six children
• Enemy’s with Miss Hilly
• Loses every job she can find, running out of money
Miss Skeeter:• Skeeter is a nickname
• Has a controlling mother
• Has lost all her friends
• Wants to write a book about what its like to be a maid in the South
• Pulls everybody together
Rising Action
- The all decide to work with Miss Skeeter on the book
- Everybody is very nervous, if they are caught they will be killed
- Start telling their stories
- Get other maids to help
- Publishers in the North agree to publish it but the deadline is near
- Miss Hilly is causing trouble
Rising Action
Climax
- When Miss Skeeter sends in the story on the day of the deadline but does not know if they read it or not
- They do not know if it will be published or not
- The book is published
- Life continues on
- The day of the Benefit
- Miss Hilly is embarrassed in front of everybody, she get very mad
Falling Action
- Miss Hilly tries to get all the maids to loose their jobs
- Not of the employers that are Miss Hilly’s friends fire their maids
- Miss Hilly does not get back at them
Falling Action
Resolution
- Miss Skeeter goes off to be a writer in New York, she completes her life long dream
- Aibileen retires after May grows up
- Minny continues working, she finally leaves her husband who is abusing her
Resolution
Theme
The theme of this book is captured in the passage: “We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I’d thought.” This tells us that people should be treated equally and they are not actually very different. They are only separated by the boundaries that they put up themselves, both physical and mental. If these boundaries are torn down, people will be treated equally and be given the same opportunities.
Theme
THE END
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