God says we need to love our enemies. It’s hard to do, but it can start by telling the truth. – Aibileen.
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What was the famous line from the help?
Blackly: I guarantee you, one day they’re gonna figure out some cigarettes will kill you. Minny Jackson: Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life. Charlotte Phelan: Love and hate are two horns on the same goat, Eugenia. And you need a goat.
What is on Hilly Holbrook lip in the help?
Hilly, who’s gained weight and developed a cold sore on her lip, marches up to the porch with a letter accusing Skeeter of writing the book.She tells Skeeter that she knows that Aibileen told stories about Elizabeth Leefolt because of a small, identifying detail she included about Elizabeth’s house.
What did Aibileen say to hilly at the end?
Aibileen tells Hilly that if she goes to jail, she’ll spend all her time writing letters to the people of Jackson telling everybody that Hilly is the woman in the last chapter of Help. Mae Mobley comes out crying, realizing that Aibileen is going away.
What does Aibileen say about her mother?
What does Aibileen indirectly say about the mothers of the babies and their society as she says: “Miss Hilly was the first of the babies to have a baby. And it must a come out of her like the eleventh commandment. `Cause once Miss Hilly had a baby, ever girl at the bridge table wanted one too.” 10.
What did the little girl say in the movie The Help?
In the movie “The Help (2011)”, A black nanny whispers “You is Kind, You is Smart, You is Important” to a white kid sitting on her lap, holding her small hand, and looking at the stray pupil. Nanny Aibileen Clack wants the baby, Mae Mobley, to keep in mind that she is kind, she is smart, she is important.
Who said all I’m saying is kindness don’t have no boundaries?
Kathryn Stockett
Quote by Kathryn Stockett: “All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have no bound…”
What conversation do Lou Anne and Skeeter have in the drug store?
While Skeeter is at the drugstore picking up her mother’s medicine, she runs into Elizabeth and Lou Anne at the lunch counter. They tell her that everyone thinks Skeeter wrote the book and that the chocolate pie incident is probably about Hilly. Skeeter tries to deny it all, but Lou Anne says it does not matter.
What did Patricia do to Stuart in the help?
The son of a prominent segregationist senator, Stuart courts Skeeter throughout the novel. Stuart’s recent break-up with his fiancée Patricia shakes him to the core, making him drink heavily and insult those around him.
Why does hilly hate Celia in The Help?
Celia thinks that Hilly hates her because Hilly mistakenly believes she (Celia) is a man-stealer. In fact Johnny had broken up with Hilly before meeting Celia.
What was wrong with Mae Mobley in the help?
Mae Mobley is neglected and physically and verbally abused by her mother Elizabeth. When Mae Mobley starts to believe these things are her own fault, Aibileen feels compelled to change the girl’s mind.
Did aibileen actually steal the silver?
Aibileen is told to return the silver Elizabeth Leefolt borrowed from Hilly, but finds herself suddenly accused of stealing it.It is a tearful good-bye, but Aibileen decides her days as the help are over. She has been given the Miss Myrna job at the newspaper and has extra money from the book.
What is the L shaped scratch in the help?
Poo Pie and an L-Shaped Crack
The fact that Minny baked a poo pie that Hilly ate is left in Help intentionally, to keep Hilly from spreading the word that the book is about Jackson. If she admits the book is about Jackson, she admits she ate Minny’s poo…and lived.
Why does Elizabeth hate Mae Mobley?
Aibileen and Mae Mobley Elizabeth thinks her daughter is unattractive and overweight. She verbally abuses Mae Mobley. Because of her social status, Elizabeth can’t be known as an abusive parent. Her status allows her to abuse and neglect Mae Mobley with impunity, and prevents her from getting help for her problems.
Why is Skeeter called Skeeter in The Help?
Skeeter and Constantine
Skeeter gets her nickname from her older brother, Carlton.
Why does Mae Mobley get spanked?
Mae Mobley is being potty trained and wants to use Aibileen’s bathroom, too, but Elizabeth spanks her for it. During their Miss Myrna sessions, Skeeter and Aibileen talk more and more about what happened to Constantine.
What was the saying from the movie The Help You is smart?
Quote by Kathryn Stockett: “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
Is the help based on a true story?
The Help is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett and published by Penguin Books in 2009.The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s.
What happens to hilly at the end of the help?
While Hilly backs down, Elizabeth still fires Aibileen even though deep down she knows she can’t take care of her own two kids. But since Elizabeth doesn’t realize a section of the book is about her, and Aibileen doesn’t want it revealed, Hilly wins.
How is Skeeter at the end of the help?
Skeeter Phelan gets a job as a copywriter’s assistant (got to start somewhere) at Harper’s Magazine in New York City and is stopping off in Chicago to visit Constantine’s grave. Minny Jackson has a lifetime position with the Footes and has moved out of Jackson to Canton, near the Footes’ home.
Who is lulabelle in the help?
Lulabelle is Constantine’s daughter and she’s about Skeeter’s age. While Lulabelle’s father was black, Constantine’s father was not. As a result, Lulabelle happened to be born with an appearance that allowed her to pass for white.