Education Quotes in The Help Page 1
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| Quote #1 I saw the way my mama acted when Miss Woodra brought her home, all yes Ma'aming, No Ma'aming. I sure do thank you Ma'aming. Why I got to be like that? I know how to stand up to people. (3.130) |
Minny's mother tries to teach Minny that a non-confrontational, super-polite attitude toward white people is the best way to survive. But, instead, Minny believes in standing up for herself, sometimes at great cost.
| Quote #2 "You're the smartest one in my class, Aibileen," she say. "And the only way you're going to stay sharp is to and write every day." So I start writing my prayers down instead a sayin em. But nobody call me smart since. (2.126, 2.127) |
Aibileen doesn't get another chance to demonstrate her intellectual prowess again until she's in her fifties.
| Quote #3 Mrs. Charlotte Phelan's guide to Husband-Hunting, Rule Number One: a pretty, petite girl should accentuate with makeup and good posture. A tall plain one, with a trust fund. (5.36) |
Like Minny, Skeeter Phelan resists aspects of the education she gets from her mother.
