The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, is a book that can really -help- you to see what America was like during the 1960s. Stockett writes about Jackson, Mississippi telling stories about the Help and their white bosses. I would recommend reading this book for two main reasons: The cultural insight, and the pure joy of reading this book. The Help dives right into the heart of southern cultural, especially that of Civil Rights. We have characters like Hilly Holbrook, set that the separation of blacks and whites is perfectly fine. She represents most of Mississippi. Meanwhile, we have Skeeter, a young white woman who is friends with Hilly, but has empathy for the Help, and as a result pairs with them to tell their stories. We are shown the
