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Racism And Discrimination In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Help

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The Help takes place in the early 1960s in a small Southern town of Jackson, Mississippi, where racism and discrimination against black people are two firmly established aspects of the society. The book largely explores how white housewives, blinded by unjustified prejudice against black people, treat their black maids with little to no respect. However, Mae Mobley and Aibileen show the reader a perfect example that no one is born a racist, and a prevailing belief that white people are inherently superior to black people comes merely through the form of education. Mae Mobley, due to her young age, does not see Aibileen as a dirty, unintelligent, or in any way inferior person, she just sees her loving nanny who takes care of her instead of her
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