Just a side note, I have been listening to the audiobook, which has been really awesome. Each of the characters has a unique voice, and the actor does the dialects spot on.
I love period novels! And this one delivers so far, it involves what I am assuming, the south in the late 50s/60s, and how the lines of racial division have been drawn.
In very first chapter we are told about how the black maids feel about their employers, and it isn't that high. I think it is horrible that the white employers accuse their maids of stealing from them, and can often just fire them without warning or reason. There is also racial tension from the black side as well, Aibileen does blame the white men for not getting help for her son too.
I really like Skeeter, she seems to be a forward thinker in these turbulent times. I thought it was upsetting when she learned why Constantine really left, she seemed to be so close to her.
The part that really got to me, about the cruelty that these women are facing is when Aibileen is forced to fake a sickness so that she can have time off to grieve for her son.
I thought it was funny that Johnny finally discovers that Minny has been the one cleaning and cooking, and now he is the one who wants to keep the secret. It shows that in this relationship no one really wants to admit that they have asked for help, and are grateful for it.
I am beginning to really like Minny, I think she is one of my favorite characters. I also really like the friendship that Minny and Celia share, I think they are both outsiders and it helps that they have each other.
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