How many of us find ourselves feeling low? Has anyone put you down? Was that person that put you down the very closest person to you? Were you left vulnerable and without any hope? It has happened to us all and if it hasn’t no worries it will, it is part of life. What makes this a good part of life is that you will have something positive come out of it. It might not be that person who hurt you bringing your spirits back up but it will be someone. Someone like Aibileen. In the The Help, a group of strong willed warmhearted women show us all that hope can exist within ourselves.
Aibileen and Minny are best friends who have always been The Help in Jackson, along with their other African American companions. They are constantly thrown obstacles and insulted by their “owners.” They live in fear, poverty and are often humiliated by the regulations the white folk make them follow. These people think they know so much and cannot possibly associate themselves at the same level as The Help, but they do desperately need them to do the cleaning cooking and raising of their children. Children like the precious Mae, who is neglected by her own mother as she desperately yearns for at least a touch from her.
With the help of Skeeter, a recent college graduate who gets a job writing at a local newspaper, these women work up the courage one by one to speak the untold story known as their life. This is a true tear jerker with characters that will inspire you. You will laugh a lot and cry a bit, but most importantly you will have a new reason to love chocolate pie. The Help is a chick flick that teaches us all a lesson worth watching. When you need a little boost keep in mind as Aibileen would tell Mae, You is KIND You is SMART You is IMPORTANT.
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