Movie Analysis: The Help

The life course perspective of linked or independent lives emphasizes the principle that people are reciprocally connected on several levels. In this perspective it calls attention to how relationships both support and control an individual’s behavior (Hutchinson, 2010). In the movie The Help, I took great notice of the life course perspective, Linked lives, being exemplified between Ms. Celia Foote and Ms. Minny. They provided social and emotional support throughout the movie that benefited the both of them greatly. Prior to Ms. Minny becoming the maid for Ms. Celia, a housewife, she had no idea who would hire her again due to her getting fired by Ms. Hilly, for using a toilet that was not assigned for her to use. She was almost positive that

Countless times in the film we were provided with scenes that displayed the diversity in the movie. Ms. Hilly, who was a white upper-class housewife had her African American maid, Yule May, fired within seconds. The pawn shop called Ms. Hilly to reveal to her that Yule May stole her ring and tried to pawn it in hopes of receiving money for her twin boys to attend college. The pawn owner was able to know that the ring wasn’t Yule’s but Ms. Hilly’s due to the size of the ring and the color of her skin. The size of the ring called for a white owner of higher SES. African Americans were easily discriminated against because they were oppressed in almost every factor of life. In the film, you were able to see that due to the higher social class rank Ms. Hilly and her friends held they treated the Maids very poorly. They disrespected the Maids and never showed any regrets despite all the help the Maids provided. All of the African American women in the movie were subjected to only being maids because they did not have the right to attend college to pursue anything else. While majority of the white women showed in the film married rich, had the option to pursue higher education, and were snobbish and