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The Help Movie Vs Book Analysis

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“Change begins with a whisper”, according to one of the many themes brought to life by the novel, The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. The Help was released in 2009 and was a #1 New York Times Bestseller for over 100 weeks. It is a timeless story of three courageous women, Aibileen Clark, Minny Jackson, and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, who defy the status quo and begin writing a novel from the perspective of the black maids of the white families. Writing this story could get the help beaten, arrested, or even killed, but the determination of Skeeter to make their stories heard provides some much needed morale to get the book finished and published. In 2011, Kathryn Stockett was very involved in the process of making the book into an academy award-winning movie and …show more content…

The characters told stories through their words and actions that sparked the reader’s interests and created a feeling of hope for change within the two different types of people explained, the white people and the help. The courage the three women showed with the publication of the novel caused people, some of whom had no idea of the severity of the racism still prevalent in their society, to rethink their actions and the actions of others to start a movement towards equality.
Regardless of the movies ability to capture the strong-mindedness of Minny, the determination of Skeeter, the offensiveness of Hilly or the loving nature of Aibileen, the movie will never be able to bring the complex characters, plot and details to life like the book does. The book describes the story in ways the movie will never be able to in a little over two hours run time. The movie and the book are both equally as informative though on the struggles these ladies went through and their journey to get to where they are now and both can be enjoyed and thought-provoking for all

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