The Help Social Injustice Examples
Social Injustice in The Help
The help, a novel by Kathryn stockett, is a book about two maids, with the help and encouragement of one white woman, trying to publish their experiences working for white families. Kathryn stockett wrote this novel during a time of intense racial turmoil, discrimination, and unfair government policies. In order to develop The Help, Kathryn Stockett had to alter situations that actually occurred in this time and develop her theme to get the concept of social injustice across to her readers. In The Help, the theme of social injustice is proven through the gender roles, the status of the people, and racism seen throughout the novel.
In The Help, the themes of education and violence could be seen as more apparent than …show more content…
However, they are not supported heavily and consistently throughout the novel. Another theme such as social injustice is much more prevalent. "These is white rules. I don't know which ones you following and which ones you ain't.” (The Help 145) This line shows that the overwhelming social norm of the south was injustice to anyone and everyone. Most everyone in the novel acts in ways that follow the laws in place restricting blacks or even genders in certain situations. The laws in place at the time limit the natural rights we as humans are born …show more content…
According to Gatson Hall, “there is also an effective contrast between the black help as breadwinners in their families and middle-class white women unhappily unemployed as a result of prejudice.” (Hall, H. Gatson 2) Kathryn Stockett demonstrates the injustice in the gender roles by proving that the women are unhappy-ily unemployed. This leads you to believe that women are treated as less than men creating the unhappiness as described by Gatson. Another example of injustice in the gender roles is when Mrs. Celia Foote says "oh, we're gonna have some kids. […] I mean, kids is the only thing worth living for." (The Help 33) Mrs. Celia says this with the firm belief that the purpose of her and all the other women is to reproduce and carry on the family name. This shows the harsh mistreatment of women in the society. This stress of continuing a family name is not harshly enforced on the man because he is not the one required to hold the baby for nine months. Mrs. Celia was experiencing problems with miscarriages and she became extremely burdened with the responsibility of continuing Mr. Footes family name. This situation created a contrast in the gender roles of the
The help, a novel by Kathryn stockett, is a book about two maids, with the help and encouragement of one white woman, trying to publish their experiences working for white families. Kathryn stockett wrote this novel during a time of intense racial turmoil, discrimination, and unfair government policies. In order to develop The Help, Kathryn Stockett had to alter situations that actually occurred in this time and develop her theme to get the concept of social injustice across to her readers. In The Help, the theme of social injustice is proven through the gender roles, the status of the people, and racism seen throughout the novel.
In The Help, the themes of education and violence could be seen as more apparent than …show more content…
However, they are not supported heavily and consistently throughout the novel. Another theme such as social injustice is much more prevalent. "These is white rules. I don't know which ones you following and which ones you ain't.” (The Help 145) This line shows that the overwhelming social norm of the south was injustice to anyone and everyone. Most everyone in the novel acts in ways that follow the laws in place restricting blacks or even genders in certain situations. The laws in place at the time limit the natural rights we as humans are born …show more content…
According to Gatson Hall, “there is also an effective contrast between the black help as breadwinners in their families and middle-class white women unhappily unemployed as a result of prejudice.” (Hall, H. Gatson 2) Kathryn Stockett demonstrates the injustice in the gender roles by proving that the women are unhappy-ily unemployed. This leads you to believe that women are treated as less than men creating the unhappiness as described by Gatson. Another example of injustice in the gender roles is when Mrs. Celia Foote says "oh, we're gonna have some kids. […] I mean, kids is the only thing worth living for." (The Help 33) Mrs. Celia says this with the firm belief that the purpose of her and all the other women is to reproduce and carry on the family name. This shows the harsh mistreatment of women in the society. This stress of continuing a family name is not harshly enforced on the man because he is not the one required to hold the baby for nine months. Mrs. Celia was experiencing problems with miscarriages and she became extremely burdened with the responsibility of continuing Mr. Footes family name. This situation created a contrast in the gender roles of the