The help is set in jackson mississippi and begins in august 1962. Sparknotes are the most helpful study guides around to literature math science and more.
Chapter 1 written from the perspective of aibileen still in mourning for her son treelore who died in an industrial accident aibileen dotes on the sweet natured mae mobley daughter of a white family however she dislikes her employer miss leefolt who is icy harsh and frequently neglects her daughter.
The help book sparknotes. Aibileen recruits a reluctant minny into the book project but elaine stein who s warming to the idea insists the book will need at least a dozen voices including the story of skeeter s own relationship with constantine. The help summary next. The book tells the story of jackson mississippi in the.
After the success of the novel skeeter moves to new york to work in publishing. Seeing firsthand how her friends treat their maids skeeter who wants to be a writer herself gets the idea to interview aibileen. After yule mae s arrest nearly all the local maids volunteer to help with the book.
Reading a sparknote instead of reading a book is misusing a sparknote. Find sample tests essay help and translations of shakespeare. The help written by kathryn stockett is a work of fiction.
Sparknotes are meant to help you understand literature not as a substitute for it. Set in jackson. Book summary the help kathryn stockett s debut novel tells the story of black maids working in white southern homes in the early 1960s in jackson mississippi and of miss eugenia skeeter phelan a 22 year old graduate from ole miss who returns to her family s cotton plantation longleaf to find that her beloved maid and nanny.
The novel features three main narrators aibileen minny and skeeter. 53 year old aibileen clark starts us off. Those of us who write sparknotes love the books that we write about and we want you to read them as well.
While interviewing her skeeter learns that aibileen s recently deceased son had been writing a book on his experiences working for white men in mississippi. The help study guide contains a biography of kathryn stockett literature essays quiz questions major themes characters and a full summary and analysis. The book is a surprise hit generating a great deal of discussion between black and white women.
This study guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries quotes character analysis themes and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the help. Aibileen is a black woman who works for a white family the leefolts.
