The Help

The Help is another one of those books that touches on real life issues and dealing with the issues. Also set in the south (Mississippi) during the 1960s, racism is a prevalent theme. Skeeter is an aspiring journalist who questions the racist attitudes of those around her. She was basically raised by a black woman, who disappeared before Skeeter came home from college. She is on a mission to prove that the black maids have the toughest jobs. The story also follows two of those black maids, Aibileen and Minny. These two women have powerful stories of life during segregation and the daily struggles they face!