Book Report: The Help

Title of book THE HELP

Author’s name KATHRYN STOCKETT
Genre (fiction or non- NONFICTION
fiction
Number of pages in book 201
Main characters- names Skeeter Phelan: Is a 23-year-old white woman with a cotton
and written description trust and a college degree. He lives at home, at his family's
of main characters
cotton farm, Longleaf. And he dedicates himself, at great
risk, to writing a book that presents the lives of black women
working for white families in his hometown of Jackson,
Mississippi.
Aibileen: At the beginning of Maids and Ladies in August
1962, Aibileen, narrator of eleven chapters of Criadas y
señoras is 53 years old. She is a black woman who has taken
care of "babies of white families" and "cooking and
cleaning" for white families since she was a teenager.
Minny: is one of the black women who make life so nice and
comfortable to their white employers. It is a complex mixture
of extreme strength and vulnerability. When Aibileen is with
Minny taking the bus to the neighborhood where they live,
Aibileen thinks, "Surely I could lift this bus over her head if
she wanted to." An old woman like me is lucky to have her as
a friend.
Hilly: is the vilest villain of the novel. She is married to
William Holbrook and has two children, Heather and
William Jr. According to Aibileen, one of her few positive
attributes is the love and kindness she shows to her two
children. Hilly is one of the few characters who analyze in
depth the three narrators of Maids and Ladies: Aibileen,
Minny and Skeeter.
Setting- write a
description of where the
story takes place

Plot- Tell the most

important details about
what happens in the
story. SUMMARIZE the
book so that Ms. Alvarez
has a good
understanding of what
happened in the book.
Add an illustration of a
character from the book.
My Opinion- tell what
you liked about the book.
Tell what you didn’t like
about the book. Would
you recommend the book
to a friend, why or why
not?

Watch your spelling and grammar!

VOCABULARY
Write at least 50 new words you found in the book with their
meaning.