Jackson, Mississippi

‘The Help’ is a story about a group of black housemaids in the 1960’s who work in homes of white families in Jackson, Mississippi. ‘The Help’ is told in the point of view of three characters: Aibileen Clark, Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, and Minny Jackson. Aibileen and Minny are housemaids who are best friends with opposite personalities. Aibileen is more reserved and quiet, while Minny is known for being a smartmouth and talking back and frequently getting in trouble. Skeeter is an aspiring writer who has a passion for education and actually worked hard in college unlike some of her friends. The three of them together narrate the story. Aibileen works for Elizabeth Leefolt who is one of Skeeter's best friends. Minny on the other hand formerly…

The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, is a book that can really -help- you to see what America was like during the 1960s. Stockett writes about Jackson, Mississippi telling stories about the Help and their white bosses. I would recommend reading this book for two main reasons: The cultural insight, and the pure joy of reading this book. The Help dives right into the heart of southern cultural, especially that of Civil Rights. We have characters like Hilly Holbrook, set that the separation of…

as if they were not human. In the story “A Worn Path”, the main character, Phoenix Jackson is an elderly African American woman who sets out on a mystery journey. On her journey she battles hallucinations, racism and judgement from the people she meets. “A Worn Path” is set in December of 1941. Phoenix Jackson lives on the far outskirts of a small Mississippi town with her grandson. Two years ago her grandson accidentally swallowed lye, his injury never fully healed causing his throat to…

Saunders Summary It is interesting, there has been much ado about Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path.” Many essays and critical analysis Authors wrote about the story. Even Welty responded to the countless letters she received about whether Phoenix’s grandson is alive or dead. Included is Mr. James R. Saunders article “A Worn Path”: The Eternal Quest of Welty’s Phoenix Jackson. In his essay he includes others critiques, proves Phoenix Jackson is loving, and determined. In his essay Neil Issacs…

The Help (2011) Similarly, in 2011, The Help, was released, starring Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis. The film is about a young white woman, Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, and her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) and Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer), during the Civil Rights era in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi. Skeeter is a journalist decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids (referred to as "the help"), exposing the racism they are faced with…

Seventy seven years ago, America was at war with European countries, fighting in the appalling and depressing World War II. Segregation in the south was slowly disappearing, and with the men at war, women became the fuelers of America’s thriving economy. Eudora Welty, a white, independent, and middle aged woman has the voice people want to hear during the harsh times. Swanson stated that “In addition to her many short stories, Eudora Welty published novels, essays, reviews, an autobiography, a…

really happened in the 1960s, by replacing Ku Klux Klan with snotty well-dressed white women who were mean to their maids. (May, 2011) This essay will discuss in details the sounding reasons posit by both stances. Set in Jackson, Mississippi in the Jim Crow-era 1960s, The Help (2011) is the story of the colored maids. Skeeter, a young white woman aspires to be a writer, returns to her hometown Jackson after graduation only to find the town perpetuated with racism against African-Americans and…

The help is a novel that was written by Kathryn Stockett. It is based in 1962 in Jackson, Mississippi and is about how a white lady called Miss Skeeter who wanted to write a book about what it was like for a black women to raise a white baby and then those babies end up becoming the boss. The main idea in the text is racial discrimination. The help gives perspectives of two black maids and Miss Skeeter. The two black maids are, Aibileen who works for one of Miss Skeeter’s friends Elizabeth…

The Help, a book based in the mid-1960s, is an astonishing read in which the author, Kathryn Stockett, brings to attention three very different lifestyles. In The Help, Aibileen Clark, a black maid who takes care of a white child named Mae Mobley Leefolt; Minny Jackson, a black maid who is insistent on speaking her mind; and Euginia ‘Skeeter’ Phelan, a white amateur journalist who reaches out to Aibileen and Minny to write what it is like to be a black maid. The book starts in the August of…

Phoenix Jackson makes her way along a remote path on a cold day in late December. She encounters different animals as well as people on her journey. Although only some are real, Phoenix continues on her path towards the city. In the short story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson is a heroic, old woman who walks a path to get her grandson the medicine he needs to be well. She uses courage and wit to make it through her travels safely. As Phoenix Jackson walks her path, she struggles…