The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Introduction Kathryn Stockett’s novel, The Help, published in 2009, serves as an evocative exploration of race, privilege, and empowerment in the early 1960s Southern United States. The novel’s significance is manifold: it situates itself in a historic backdrop pivotal to America’s social fabric, while also marking Stockett’s influential debut in contemporary literature. Stockett, drawing on … Read more