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Themes

All Themes Racism Gender and the Home Social Class Help vs. Hypocrisy Writing, Storytelling, and Freedom

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Characters

All Characters Aibileen Clark Minny Jackson Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan Hilly Holbrook Celia Foote Elizabeth Leefolt Mae Mobley Leefolt Stuart Whitworth, Jr. Constantine Bates Charlotte Phelan Yule May Miss Walters Lulabelle Bates

Symbols

All Symbols Bathrooms Minny’s “Special Ingredient” Pie The Bitter Seed The Mimosa Tree

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34

Themes

All Themes
Racism
Gender and the Home
Social Class
Help vs. Hypocrisy
Writing, Storytelling, and Freedom

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Aibileen Clark
Minny Jackson
Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan
Hilly Holbrook
Celia Foote
Elizabeth Leefolt
Mae Mobley Leefolt
Stuart Whitworth, Jr.
Constantine Bates
Charlotte Phelan
Yule May
Miss Walters
Lulabelle Bates

Symbols

All Symbols
Bathrooms
Minny’s “Special Ingredient” Pie
The Bitter Seed
The Mimosa Tree

Theme Wheel

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