When I first started to read, The Help by Kathryn Stockett I thought that it would be a long read that I would drag my feet whenever I knew I should probably continue reading it. However, to my pleasant surprise once I got further into the story I began to really enjoy reading it. Additionally, as a history lover I choose to go online and do additional research on the time period that the whole story takes place in and on the issues and controversies that are presented in the novel. This so far has allowed me to have a better visual and understanding of just exactly what it was like for each of the characters living in the book. For example, I can better empathize with Minnie and her burning desire to voice her mind and stand up for herself in a sea of Caucasian house wives battled by the vitality for her to stay completely quiet about all that is morally wrong that surrounded her. I also have an even more strong appreciation for the risk that every character in the novel is taking in participating in the completion of the secret book of life as an African American maid in the 60's.
Response #2:
After finishing The Help by Katheryn Stockett I have not only gained a more in-depth understanding of what it was like for my grandmother living through a time period of such controversy, but I also gained a more in-depth understanding of the 60's time period in history. History has been my favorite subject in school for a long time now and so not only did this book add new information to my knowledge, but because of a project that I worked on in class at the end of last year, this new knowledge of mine built onto and connected any kind of loose ends and information that I already knew creating one solid web of 1960's history that I now know.
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