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Linh Nguyen asked this question about The Help:
what's wrong with the grammar in the book ? :/
Ashleigh Baird It’s written in the perspective of the maids. sadly these women were not as educated as their white counterparts. You can tell by how the grammar chan…moreIt’s written in the perspective of the maids. sadly these women were not as educated as their white counterparts. You can tell by how the grammar changes in quality when we read from Skeeters point of view as she was educated. Also it was written in a southern accent so as we read we can clearly visualise how these women would sound in reality. (less)
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The Help
by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author)
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