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Writing the book has really changed the characters in perspective. By working together, Skeeter, Aibileen, and Minny have bonded together despite their colors. "'This one, this is for the white lady. You tell her we love her, like she's our own family.'" Before the book, the two races wouldn't dare do anything for each other. But after the book, they see her as a real, kind person despite their color and race.
— Mar 20, 2014 07:23PM
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Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter are not yet fully aware of the risk that they are taking.By writing a book based on the help's stories of helping white people, they may cause huge controversy. "we haven't really discussed the actual consequences besides the maids losing their jobs(585)." This shows that they haven't thought about the possibilities of physically getting scarred. The big risk they took cannot be undone.
— Mar 18, 2014 07:07PM
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Aibileen is starting to trust Miss Skeeter with her emotions even though they are both different races. "I go quiet, thinking of Hilly's bathroom plan and accusing the maid of stealing and her talk of diseases. The name comes out flat, bitter as a bad pecan(201)" This shows that Aibileen is clearly expressing her emotions clearly to Miss Skeeter, trusting her enough that she doesn't tell anyone and keeps it a secret.
— Mar 11, 2014 06:26PM
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Aibileen is a very literal and serious character. "And Miss Skeeter asking don't I want to change things like changing Jackson, Mississippi, gone b like changing a lightbulb (45)." Even when Miss Skeeter mentioned to Aibileen about changing how life is right now for the better, she finds it hard to believe, thinking that it is impossible and impractical to think such things are easy and harmless to do.
— Mar 06, 2014 07:06PM
