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Aibileen: A Positive Role Model

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Aibileen had an impact on Mae Mobley which is a child that she had to babysit. Mae Mobley’s mom was someone that did not show her love. About the time Mae Mobley started learning to comprehend and get a grasp of how to talk, she was hearing things her mom would say. Mae Mobley’s mom did not say some nice things. Her mom said these things simply because Mae Mobley was not a cute baby, and she was plump and bald. Aibileen caught onto that. This is when Aibileen started to say things such as, "You a smart girl. You a kind girl" (Stockett 7). Aibileen said these meaningful things, to show Mae Mobley that the world is not full of hate.

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