Alright-y... so a little behind on blogging posts, but I guess that's what happens when your off on a band trip. Being busy these past few weeks, I haven't had much time to catch up on my independent reading. Meaning that I've only read one more chapter. Surprisingly, this chapter was actually kinda sorta really long.
As I mentioned before (a couple posts back), this book, The Help has a lot of slang in it. In my opinion, it helps bring the time period to life to really represent what it was like back then. To show you what I mean, here's an example, "She trying to get her husband to reduce. She want skillet and green salad. And how many calories do I spec them meringue thingies have?" (Stockett 30). See what I mean? Not only does the author use slang to help bring this book to life, but she also's includes humor as well. Such as when the help/maids talk about and make fun of each other's masters with each other. It also helps me to enjoy the book better. It takes a very serious time and adds humor to make the book enjoyable, but without taking away the seriousness of the matter. Some "scenes" probably didn't happen, of course... but it makes me curious to know...Maybe you've heard of what one maid in particular, Minny, did with a pie...? Yeah, gross. If you don't know, I'm not going to be the one to tell ya. Do you think that really could have happened...?
Great job Amber. I really liked the quote you used to show the slang from that time period. I read this book last year and I really liked it. Have you seen the movie?
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