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Comparing Aibileen And Minnyy's The Help

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The plot of The Help is about the relationship African American maids had with their bosses, the white women, during the 1960’s in Jackson, Mississippi. The main focus is on the viewpoint of two specific maids, Aibileen and Minny, along with the viewpoint of a white woman, Skeeter. Aibileen and Minny reveal their experience and thoughts towards the women they would work for. They would also address the hardships of being an African American and wanting to change the system they had to deal with while the civil rights movement was going on. Skeeter is a completely different viewpoint because she is a white woman. Skeeter at the end of high school went to college and finished causing her to drift away from her friends. When she returns from college

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