In the End...

After finishing the help, it's hard not to look back and think about how many of the things that happened in the help still take place in today's society. It's just crazy! For example: when my mother was pregnant with my little sister and we were going through names, my mom really liked the name Nia. My step dad quickly said, "no that's to black  sounding." My reaction was basically "what did you just say/ what the hell does that mean." He started talking about how he doesn't want people thinking that she is black when they are reading her name or reading her job applications because they will often be biased against her. Sometimes it won't even be a conscience emotion that they feel but because she is black they will sometimes think of them as unqualified. I thought that this was crazy. Now reading the help I see just how much is affected by your race. Almost all African American women were maids because that was the only job they were able to get because that is the only job that they are qualified for. What I really loved about this fact is that it was proved completely wrong! These black women that most of society perceived to be less intellectually advanced than white folk wrote this amazing book, a best seller in fact and showed all of the monstrosities of "the system." My favorite part of the book was when miss hilly went over to abileen's work and was the back bone of telling her that she was fired and Abi really pointed out the fact an almost complete power swap. These women were able to control what they did as an occupation, where they went to the bathroom, their pay ect. But they could not control them from writing and revealing everything that has happened and the reactions of the women, how mortified they were! Priceless. 

Eve Small