PRABE Week 5

I finished The Help this week. The ladies finished writing their book and Skeeter sent it off to New York. They patiently waited to hear from the Ms. Stein and were surprised, relieved and scared that it was going to be published. After the books release, rumors slowly begin to spread about the city and maids in the book. Although no one confirms the identities of anyone mentioned in the book everyone has their suspicions and some maids lose their jobs while others are offered jobs for a lifetime. Skeeter receives a job offer from New York and although reluctant to leave her friends and family, she accepts the job offer. Before she leaves, she tells Aiblileen that more books will be published and more money will be coming. She also sets her up with her Miss Myrna column. She is fired from her postition and takes it as a sign of new beginnings. Minny finally gains the courage to leave her abusive husband and will continue to work for the Foote's. Overall, I thought it was a daring story of courage and friendship in a troubling time in our country's history and although I would have preferred more in the ending, the ladies leave me with hope for their lives and the future of Jackson.