In the book “The
Help” by Kathryn Stockett, one of the main characters, Skeeter Phelan, is
the one who brings justice to her town by bringing awareness to the issue of
racism.
In the book,
Skeeter gives up her social life and friends as well as risking her family's trust in her by standing up to her best friends in the hope of making a change.
One of Skeeters best friends, Hilly Holbrook attempts to create even more
racism and segregation in the town so, Skeeter decides to take a stand in order
to make a change in her home town of Jackson Mississippi while making some new
friends along the way.
When skeeter gets
fed up with the situation of racism in her town, she enlists the help of her
friends maids to write a book of true stories about what its like to be a black
maid working for a white family. She includes many humiliating stories
concerning her “Friends” even though doing this could have many harmful
affects. She knew that she could be putting not only herself in dangure but her
friends as well from people who had strong opinions on segregation like the
K.K.K. or other organizations similar to it and yet she kept going.
I like how Skeeter
brought justice in the book because she stood up for what she believed in and
in the end she did make a change. She brought down the level of authority from
Hilly Holbrook and she raised awareness on the situation, which people actually
listened to no matter what the consequences.
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