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The Help Revenge Quotes

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“Eat my shit.” This quote is an example of revenge that may have gone a little too far.. Revenge is a common theme in The Help with many main characteristics partaking in getting revenge. Even helping Skeeter write The Help was an act of revenge by the maids against the wives of Jackson who mistreated them. Most people seek revenge for closure against someone who committed a wrong, but in reality revenge usually just adds to the bitterness between two people.In The Help revenge is the fuel that escalates the segregation issue in Jackson and leads to Skeeter writing The Help. Even though many people sought revenge against Hilly, Hilly exacted her own revenge on Celia by ostracizing her from all of the other women in Jackson. Hilly still holds a grudge towards Celia for marrying Johnny while she still has feelings for him. She doesn't allow anyone in the town to be friends with Celia. This …show more content…

Minny is a stubborn woman who isn't pushed aside by Hilly as easily as others. Her personality will get her fired for not going to the bathroom outside and get her in even more trouble when she gets her revenge. This results in Hilly and others being meaner and crueler, leading to more events motivated by revenge. The hostility greatly increases between the maids and the women of the town after this incident. Miss Walters has been pushed around by Hilly even through she is her mother. The bid that Miss Walters placed on the pie at the Benefit is just perfect. By placing the bid, she reminded her daughter of eating Minny’s “special ingredient”. However she did so in a way that would not be apparent to anyone who did not know the story. Miss Walters was angry with her daughter for placing her in a retirement home, and this was a clever way to remind her that Miss Walters knew her darkest secret. After this, Miss Walters was much more content with being shoved into the retirement home and was

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