Race Quotes in The Help Page 3
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| Quote #7 […] I'm proud a what I'm selling. I can't help it. We all telling stories that need to be told. (16.3) |
Aibileen believes that revealing her perspective, and encouraging the other maids to reveal theirs, will help dissipate some of the racial tension in the town.
| Quote #8 "What am I doing? I must be crazy, giving a white woman the sworn secrets of the colored race to a white lady. […] Feel like I'm talking behind my own back." (17.50) |
Minny is afraid that if she tells her secrets, they will only be used against her.
| Quote #9 Is this really happening? Is a white woman really beating up a white man to save me? Or did he shake my brain pan loose and I'm over there dead on the ground… (24.95) |
Minny begins to understand that Celia Rae Foote is more than just a white lady – she's a tough, big-hearted woman who will do just about anything for Minny.
