Blog post #9


                           I am almost done with the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and I am really happy with what I have read so far! Since the last time when Skeeter was interviewing Aibileen she asked Aibileen if she could get more maids to join the interview. Aibileen was a little nervous because she thought that all of the maids would not like her anymore because she was going against the rules and talking to a white women. Skeeter was very excited because some of the maids agreed to be interviewed to help Skeeter out. As Skeeter learned more about what the maids had to go through, she became very upset, and she knew she had to do something. Skeeter then began sticking up for the maids when their "owners" would mistreat them. The maids then became a lot closer with Skeeter.


                 My favorite part that happened in the book was that one time Aibileen talked back to Hilly (her owner) so Hilly was going to punish her, but then Aibileen went to her apologizing, and begging for forgiveness. So as a way to make Hilly forgive her, Aibileen made her a "chocolate pie" but little did Hilly know that the "chocolate pie" that Aibileen made for her was really her poop! Aibileen baked a pie for Hilly that was actually made out of her own poop! This was definitely my favorite part of the book because it was filled with a lot of humor!

                This book did have a lot of comic references, but it also had some sad, depressing ones too... The part of the book that I found to be very sad was when Celia had a miscarriage. Other then this part, I find this book to be really amazing! And I cannot wait until I finish it!