

She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss.


Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Narrator: First-person from the perspectives of Aibileen, Minny, and Miss Skeeterīook Summary: The Help by Kathryn Stockett Hypocrisy, Writing, Storytelling, and Freedom Setting Place: Jackson, Mississippi 1962 through 1964 Major Characters: Constantine Bates, Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, Aibileen Clark, Minny Jackson, Hilly Holbrook, Elizabeth Leefolt, Celia Foote, Stuart Whitworth, Mae Mobley Leefolt, Leroy Jackson, Elaine Stein, Yule May Crookle, Johnny Foote, William Holbrook, Senator “Stoolie” Whitworth, Pascagoula, Treelore Clark
