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y ti l a e r a s a e fi l s t n e s e r p e
r .Beside ,sr eadingal tieraryworkwli lb irngpeopletoan
e v i g d n a e c n e ir e p x e c it e h t s e
a reader stheknowledgeo rnewi deas(1956 :95) .
e l p o e p y n a
M beileve tha tltiera ory w r ks entetrain the reader .Ltierature
r o p m i s y e v n o c o s l
a tan tmessage to society. Ltierature i sno tcreated t o bestaitc
i e r u t a r e ti l t u
b screatedt obedynamic .Ltieraturecanbeaf ormofideasr elated to
. y t e i c o s d n a e r u tl u c , y r o t s i h e h
t Ltieraturealso record ssocia lreailite swhich are
s r e ti r w y n a m y b d e y a rt r o
p andauthorst hrought hei rworks .Societyexists,t hen i t
il n i d e y a rt r o p s
i terature. Ltierature and society are a untiy . T he readers ’
i n o it i d n o c l a i c o s d n a y r o t s i h t u o b a e g d e l w o n
k n cetrain it sme i en irched by
t u o b a n r a e l n a c s k r o w y r a r e ti l f o s r e d a e r e h T . s k r o w y r a r e ti l g n i d a e
r things
n e p p a
h i ng in the past ,wha tkind o fhuman behavio rand value sexisti ng i a n
y t e i c o s n i a tr e
c .Ltierary work scan play the role a shisto irca ldocumen ttha t
t u a e h t y b d e y a rt r o p y ll a c it s it r a e r a h c i h w , s e it il a e r l a i c o s s d r o c e
r hor( Wellek and
2 0 1 : 6 5 9 1 , n e r r a
W .)
5
.
B ProblemFormula iton
e h t o t d e t a l e
R background oft her esearch,t herearet hreeproblems which
d e t a l u m r o f n e e b e v a
h int hiss tudy.
.
1 Howaret hemajo rcharacter sdescirbedi nt henovel?
.
2 Howi st hes etitngdesc irbedi nt henovel?
.
3 How i sthe racia ldiscirminaiton revealed through the character sand the
s ’t t e k c o t S n y r h t a K n i g n it t e
s TheHelp?
.
C Objecti s ve oft heStudy
e h t n i d e t a t s s m e l b o r p n i a m e e r h t e h t r e w s n a o t y l n i a m s i n o i s s u c s i d e h T
n o it a l u m r o f m e l b o r
p s above .These objecitves o fthe study are represented a s
. w o ll o f
t s ri
F i sto desc irbe the characte rand the characteirzaiton o fthe majo r
e r a y e h T . y a M e l u Y d n a n o s k c a J y n n i M , k r a l C n e e li b i A e r a y e h T . s r e t c a r a h c
o h w s d i a m k c a l b e e r h
t suffer the racia ldiscirminaiton from thei rmasters .The
. m e h t y b d e c n e ir e p x e s i n o it a n i m ir c s i d l a i c a r
ir c s e d o t s i d n o c e
S behowt hes etitngr elfectst her acia ldiscirminaiton .The
i c a f c il b u p f o n o it a r a p e
s ilite si sthe racia ldiscirminaiton .Setitng o fplace ,the
m n o ri v n e f o e c n e r e f fi d e h t s e b ir c s e d r e ti r
w en to flfie between the whtie people
e m it l a c ir o t s i h e h t s e b ir c s e d r e ti r w e h t , e m it f o g n it t e S . e l p o e p k c a l b e h t d n a
N f o r e b m e m e h t ,s r e v E r a g d e M f o d e r e d r u m e h t ,t n e m e v o m s t h g ir l i v i C
( AACP
u K d n
a -Klux Klan) . Socia l setitng , the wrtie r descirbes the segregaiton o f
e h T . e s u o h s ’ e ti h w e h t n i r e t s a m e h t d n a d i a m k c a l b e h t n e e w t e b m o o r h t a b
e h T . n o s k c a J f o y t e i c o s n i n o it a n i m ir c s i d f o d n i k a s i m o o r h t a b f o n o it a g e r g e s
. r e t s a m r i e h t h ti w m o o r h t a b e m a s e h t e s u t o n n a c d i a m k c a l b
i d l a i c a r e h t e b ir c s e d o t s i d ri h
T scirminaiton revealed through the majo r
r e t c a r a h
c s andt hes etitng .Ther acia ldisc irminaitoncanber elfectedbyt hemaid’ s
s e c n e ir e p x
e ,the characte rand the characte irzaiton .The separaiton o fpubilc
i d l a n o it u ti t s n i d n a n o it a n i m ir c s i d l a g e l ,s e it il i c a
f scirminaiton canber e lfectedby
. g n it t e s e h t
.
D Deifniitono fTerms
s m r e t e m o s , e lt it h c r a e s e r e h t n i d e s u e r a h c i h w s m r e t e m o s r a e l c e k a m o T
.s w o ll o f s a d e n if e d e r a
.
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s ’ v o r o d o T n o d e s a
B Race and Racism .Theo ire so fRace and Racism A
a e
r der , race s are disitnguished from thi s individua’l s viewpoint . The only
l a i c a f ,r i a h y d o b , r o l o c n i k s : s e n o e l b i s i v y l e t a i d e m m i e h t e r a t n u o c t a h t s e it r e p o r p
.) 5 6 : 0 0 0 2 , k c a B n i v o r o d o T ( n o it a r u g if n o c
s ’ n i g a e F n o d e s a
B Racia land EthnicRelaitons ,discirminaitoni s“aciton s
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4 1 : 7 7 9 1 ( ” s p u o r g s e t a n i d r o b u s f o s r e b m e m n o t c a p m
i - )1 5
n i e r o m h s a C o t g n i d r o c c
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c a r n w o n k o s l a n o it a n i m ir c s i D l a i c a
R iailsm ,thi si s the acitve o r behaviora l
l a u q e s p u o r g n i a tr e c f o s r e b m e m g n i y n e d t a d e m i a s i d n a m s i c a r f o n o i s s e r p x e
7
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g putitngt hemi ntoaciton
) 5 4 3 : 4 0 0 2 (
.
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n i e tt e n e
G NarraitveDiscoursedeifned socia lsetitng r eferst o everything
e h t n i d e b ir c s e d g n i e b s i h c i h w , e c a l p n i a tr e c a n i e fi l s ’ y t e i c o s e h t o t d e t a l e r
l e b , n o it i d a rt , s m o t s u c e h t s e d u l c n i tI . y r o t
s ie,f i deology, t heway oft hinkingand
, 3 3 : 0 8 9 1 ( r e t c a r a h c e h t f o s u t a t s l a i c o s e h t s p a h r e p d n a , g n i v a h e
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8 I I R E T P A H C
W E I V E R L A C I T E R O E H T
n o w e i v e r e h t s i t n i o p t s ri f e h T . s t n i o p c i s a b e e r h t f o s t s i s n o c r e t p a h c s i h T
n e m m o c e h t g n i d u l c n i , s e i d u t s d e t a l e r e h
t tby the people abou tthe novel.The
s e ir o e h t d e t a l e r n o w e i v e r e h t s i t n i o p d n o c e
s . I tdescirbesthet heorie swhich are
used t o t hi sstudy .There are four theo ire stha tare used in t hi sstudy: theory o f
a r a h
c c ter a nd characteirzaiton , theory o f setitng, a nd theory o f racia l
n o it a n i m ir c s i
d .Thel as tpointi st heoreitcalf ramework.
.
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e h
T pub ilcaiton ofl tierary work sha so tfen sitmulated people’si nterestt o
d a e
r .They also give commen tand responses on the autho rand the work tisefl .
’ s r e d a e r f o s d n i k y n a
M response stoward the ltierary work sare beairng some
n I . m s i c it ir
c Theoryo fLtierature ,ReneWellekand AusitnWarrenmenitonstha t
“the ciritcism can be in the form s o f appreciaiton , analysis , comment , o r
n o it s e g g u s e v it c e j b u s r o e v it c e j b o r e h ti e d n a , t n e m g d u
j ” (1995 :336) .
Thewrtie rpresent sac iritcism i n theformo fappreciaiton to t hestudy of
s k r o w y r a r e ti
l ,in thi scase ,The Help .Thi spar talso consist so fsome related
e h t tr o p p u s t a h t s e i d u t
s analysi .sThewrtiert ookt het opicofr acia ldiscirminaiton
e r o l p x e o
t abou thow t heblack people receiveunequa l rteatmen tfrom thewh tie
. e l p o e p
p l e H e h
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n o it a n i m ir c s i d l a i c a
9
1 1
.s t n e m t a e rt l a u q e n u e h
t Someoft heblacksr eactedbravelyt owardt he rteatment s
t n e li s d e n i a m e r m e h t f o t s e r e h t d n
a .
s i s e h t s ’ s a y t g n i n a m u s u
K i sdfiferen tfrom thi sthesis where thi sthesi s
s e s s u c s i
d :The racia ldiscirminaiton revealed through the majo rcharacte rand
setitngi nKathrynStocket’t sTheHelp .Kusumaningtyaspoint soutther eaciton fo
n a c ir e m A n a c ir f A e h
t toward t heunequa lrteatment. How theblack peopleshow s
o t n o it c a e r t n e r e f fi d r i e h
t resisitngo raccepitng.
,s i s e h t s i h
T deailng wtih the racia ldiscirminaiton revealed through the
s d n a r e t c a r a h c r o j a
m etitngi nKathrynStocket’t sTheHelpi sdfiferentf romt hose
s i s e h t s i h T . y a w e m o s n i s e s e h
t focuses on the racia ldisc irminaiton ot ward the
d i a m k c a l
b revealed through the black maid’ scharacter sand the setitng. The
d l a i c a
r iscirminaiton can be seen in the black maid’ sexpeirence toward the
e s u o h s ’ r e t s a m r i e h t n i n o it a r a p e
s .The racia ldisc irminaiton also can be seen i n
.) y t e i c o s d n a e c a l p , e m it f o g n it t e s ( g n it t e s e h t
.
B Reviewo fRelatedTheories
r o p p u s d n a e z y l a n a o t l o o t a s a d e d e e n e r a s e ir o e h t , y ll a c i s a
B tt heanalysis .
s e ir o e h t e m o s e r a e r e h
T which wli lbeusedi n t hi sstudy .Thet heo ire saret heory
r e t c a r a h c f
o and characteirzaiton ,theory o fsetitng ,and theory o fthe racia l
it a n i m ir c s i
d o n.
.
1 Theoryo fCharacterandCharacteriza iton
e t n a tr o p m i e h t f o e n
O lement sin a work o fltierature i sa character .
t u o b a s k l a t y lt s o m e r u t a r e ti l e c n i s e r u t a r e ti l n i e l o r t n a tr o p m i n a d l o h s r e t c a r a h C
e h t w o n k o t d e e n s r e d a e r e h T . s k r o w y r a r e ti l n i t n a c if i n g i s s i r e t c a r a h C . y ti n a m u h
. k r o w y r a r e ti l f o r e t c a r a h
c Abram sin A Glossary o fLtierary Terms- Seventh
n o it i d
E states that :
n o s r e p a s i r e t c a r a h
C presented i n adramaitc o rnarraitve work ,who are d n a l a n o it i s o p s i d , l a r o m h ti w d e w o d n e g n i e b s a r e d a e r e h t y b d e t e r p r e t n i
s y e h t t a h w n i d e s s e r p x e e r a t a h t s e it il a u q l a n o it o m
e ayt hedialogueandby wha tthey do the aciton .The ground in a character’ stemperamen tand
s n o it c a s i h d n a h c e e p s s i h r o f e r u t a n l a r o
m consttiute shi smoitvaiton 9
9 9 1
( :20 .) m o r
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r u g
if ei nawork ofl tierature .Abrams tirest oexplaint ha tcharacteri st heelemen t
a n o it a m r o f n i s e v i g t a h t s k r o w y r a r e ti l n
i boutt hepeoplei nvolvingint hatl tierary
e s u a c e b s k r o w y r a r e ti l n i t n e m e l e t n a tr o p m i n a s i r e t c a r a h c , l e v o n s i h t r o F . s k r o w
t c a r a h
c eri sthemainactorsi nt hestory .Theposiiton ,moitvaitonandsrtugglecan
h g u o r h t d e z y l a n a e
b thecharacter’sdialogue sandaciton .s
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L character i sdfiferen tfrom characterizaiton .“Characteirzaiton i s
y a w e h
t ni which acharacteri spresented .Therefore ,characteri st her esul twh lie
f fi d s i r e t c a r a h c h g u o h tl A . ) 3 8 : 1 9 9 1 ( ” s s e c o r p e h t s i n o it a z ir e t c a r a h
c eren tfrom
, n o it a z ir e t c a r a h
c theyarer elatedt oeachothe randcanno tbes eparated.
i k l a t n e h
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. d e t a r a p e s e b t o n n a c y e h t d n a n o it c e n n o c e v a h y e h
t Murphy,i nhi sUnderstanding
n e e s n
U :An Introduciton t o Eng ilsh Poetry and t he Engilsh Novel f o rOversea s
,s t n e d u t
S hs ow snine way so fpresenitng character si iln terary work s(1972 :161-
3 1
.
a Persona ldescirpiton
e h T . s e h t o l c d n a e c n a r a e p p a s ’ n o s r e p a n o n o it p ir c s e d a s e v i g r o h t u a e h T
e l p m a x e r o F . s r e t c a r a h c e h t f o e c n a r a e p p a e h t t u o b a s li a t e d e h t n e v i g e r a s r e d a e r
tr a
p soft hebody,s kincolor ,hari ,andt heclothe sheors hewear .s
.
b Characte rass eenbyanother
, s n o i n i p o e h t h g u o r h t s r e t c a r a h c e h t t u o b a n o it p ir c s e d a s e v i g r o h t u a e h T
a t e g n a c s r e d a e r e h T . s r e t c a r a h c r e h t o e h t f o s e d u ti tt a d n a , s w e i v , s t n e m m o c
d e t c e lf e
r imageoft hecharacte.r
.
c Speech
t a h w h g u o r h t r e t c a r a h c e h t t u o b a n o it a m r o f n i s u e v i g n a c r o h t u a e h
T the
s y a s n o s r e
p . Fo rexample , wheneve ra person speaks , wheneve rhe i s in a
s u g n i v i g s i e h , n o i n i p o n a d r a w o f s t u p e h r e v e n e h w , r e h t o n a h ti w n o it a s r e v n o c
somecluet ohi scharacte.r
.
d Pastl fie
s c it s ir e t c a r a h c e p a h s o t p l e h t a h t s t n e v e o t e u l c a e d i v o r p n a c r o h t u a e h T
e h t e z y l a n a o t s r e d a e r e h t s e l b a n e t I . e fi l t s a p s ’ r e t c a r a h c e h t r e d a e r e h t g n i v i g y b
n o it a v it o
m thatt hecharacter shavewhenheors heha sparitcula rcharacte irsitc so r
.l a i c e p s g n i h t e m o s s e o d
.
e Conversaiton so fothers
s g n i h t e h t d n a e l p o e p r e h t o f o s n o it a s r e v n o c e h t h g u o r h
T theysay sabou t
r e h / m i h .
.f Reacitons
5
7
9 1
p u o r
g member sare no tallowed to ilve where the dominan tgroup ilve (Light ,
.) 8 8 2 : 7 8 2 : 9 8 9 1 , n u o h l a C d n a r e ll e K
.
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Thel tierar yworkwhich i sanalyzed si TheHelp. TheHelp i sanovelt ha t
e h t s t c e lf e
r racia ldisc irminaiton t oward theblack people .Thewrtie rwli lreview
e h
t historyoft heracia ldiscirminaitont owardt heblackpeople .Thehistoryoft he
e l p o e p k c a l
b sa vsla et ounderstand thechronologyo ftheblackpeoplelfiei nt he
s e t a t S d e ti n
U . Thehistory beginsi nthe17thtot he18thcentury. Thelfieo fBlack
a y e h t n e h w s n i g e b A S U n i e l p o e
p rekidnapped f rom t hei ro irgin ,Afirca ,by t he
e ti h
w people .They ar e forced to work a sslaves fo rthe colonist ni Europe and
a y e h t ,t r o h s n I . a c ir e m
A resolda sslave ,si nwhicht heyareno tsubjec tbu tobjec t
r ri e h t p u k a e p s o t e c i o v o n d a h y e h t t a h
t ights( Wliilam ,1998 :35 .)Theyhaveno
t h g
ir s fort heril fie.
e v a l s e h
T -master sdo no tconsidert hema shuman beings ,so i i t shard f o r
e h
t slaves toge taproper el . hfi T emasterforbide st heslavest o possessprope try ,
e v a e l o
t the master’ s house wtihou t permission , to be ou t o f the dark , to
a c o t , h c r u h c n i t p e c x e s e v a l s r e h t o h ti w e t a g e r g n o
c rry friearms ,to stirke wtih
e ti h
w men even fo rsefl- fdeence ,etc .They a re forbidden to testfiy in cour t
s a f I . e l p o e p e ti h w t s n i a g
a lave maste rkills a slave du irng punishmen,t i ti sno t
r e d i s n o
c e da sac irme.I tist erirblef ort heslavesi n Ameirca( Current ,1979:340.)
The black people are rteated rudely by wh tie people .The black people ge t
. e fi l ri e h t n i e c it s u j n i
1
3
5 2
n I . s r e d a e r e h t r o f e v il a e m o c d n
a The Help, t hefris tway i susing t he persona l
r a h c e h t g n i s u s i y a w d n o c e s e h t , n o it p ir c s e
d acte ra sseen by another ,the thrid
.t h g u o h t s i t s a l e h t d n a t n e m m o c t c e ri d s i t x e n e h t , e fi l t s a p g n i s u s i y a w
d n o c e s e h t r e w s n a o t d e s u s i y r o e h t s i h T . g n it t e s f o y r o e h t s i d n o c e s e h T
c e s e h t n I . m e l b o r
p ond problem, t heory o fsetitng helpst hewrtiert o understand
when the racia ldicirminaiton in The Help happens .By the setitng ,the racia l
. y lr a e l c d e b ir c s e d e b n a c n e p p a h t a h t n o it a n i m ir c s i d
t a h t y r o e h t d ri h t e h
T i esu d s toanswert het hridproblemi st heoryofr acia l
e h t w o h e e s o t r e ti r w e h t s p l e h n o it a n i m ir c i d l a i c a r f o y r o e h T . n o it a n i m ir c s i d
a r e h t e v i e c e r s r e t c a r a h c k c a l
b cia ldisc irminaiton from the whtie people in the
.s e t a t S d e ti n U
o it a n i m ir c s i d l a i c a r e h t f o d n u o r g k c a b l a c ir o t s i h e h t s i h tr u o f e h
T n in
s n e p p a h n o it a n i m ir c s i d l a i c a r e h t w o h d n a t s r e d n u o t s e s u r e ti r w e h t t a h t s 0 6 9
1 to
e l p o e p k c a l b e h
t and i tcan be reveale d through the majo rcharacter sand the
n i g n it t e
s TheHelp.
6 2
I I I R E T P A H C
Y G O L O D O H T E M
.
A Objec toft heStudy e h t f o t c e j b o e h
T study si the nove lThe Help .Thi snove li sw irtten by
.t t e k c o t S n y r h t a
K eT h wrtie rusest hef ris tnovelpubilshed by t hePenguin Group
d e t n ir p s a w h c i h
w in New York i n 2009. The Help ha stotally 464 page sand ti
t s i s n o
c s o f34chapters ,acknowledgment sandr eader sguide .
t a h t n o it a n i m ir c s i d l a i c a r f o m r o f e h t e r o l p x e o t s e ir t s i s e h t s i h
T i h ss own
s r e t c a r a h c r o j a m e h t h g u o r h
t and t hesetitng i n t henovel .The characte rand t he
a n i m ir c s i d l a i c a
r iton o fblack people can be acquried through thei rexpeirence .
s t c e lf e r o s l a g n it t e s e h
T thef ormofr acia ldiscirminaitonint henovel .
p l e H e h
T tells the story abou tAiblieen Clark, Minny Jackson and Yule
y a
M , theblackmaids whowork rf o theWh tiefamilyi nJ ackson ,Mississippi .The
s ll e t y r o t
s abou t the experience o f the black maids who ge t the racia l
s i l e v o n e h t n i n o it a n i m ir c s i d l a i c a r f o m r o f e h T . r e t s a m r i e h t m o r f n o it a n i m ir c s i d
s d i a m k c a l b e h t d n a r e t s a m e h t n e e w t e b m o o r h t a b e h t f o n o it a r a p e s e h
t .The
s e t a r a p e s r e t s a
m the bathroom becauset hey t hought t hat t heblack maid brough t
. y li m a f r i e h t o t e s a e s i d e h
t Mos tof t he whtie people do t he segregaiton i n t hei r
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i m ir c s i
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a healsohelpst heblackst o ifghtfort heriequa lstatus .Thi sstory i sin 1960 s
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( y r o t s e h t n i r u c c o s t n e v e e h t o t y r o t s i h e h t d n
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n if e d y e h T . ti d e c u d o r
p et heciviilzaiton as t heatttiude sand aciton so fa s e d u ti tt a s i h t s e k a t e r u t a r e ti l t a h t t u o t n i o p d n a e l p o e p f o p u o r g c if i c e p s
r e tt a m t c e j b u s s ti s a s n o it c a d n
a (1971 :9).
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o it i d n o
c n,t hehistoryoft hestoryandt her e lfecitonoft hesocietyatt ha titme. By
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n e tt ir w e h t d e s u h c r a e s e r s i h t e s u a c e b h c r a e s e r y r a r b il a s i y d u t s s i h T
d n a s k o o b e h t m o r f d e t c e ll o c e r a n o it a m r o f n i d n a s e ir o e h t , a t a d e h t s a s e c r u o s
t c e j b u s e h t tr o p p u s h c i h w y d u t s o t d e t a l e r s g n it ir w r e h t
o matte roft hestudyast he
’t t e k c o t S n y r h t a K s i e c r u o s y r a m ir p e h T . s l a ir e t a
m s The Help .Fu trhermore ,to
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t r e ti r w e h
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d a e r r e ti r w e h t n e h T . y d u t s s i h t n i d e z y l a n a e b o
t s thenove lcarefully.Thes econd
d e t c e ll o c r e ti r w e h t , p e t
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V I R E T P A H C
S I S Y L A N A
d e t a t s e r a h c i h w s n o it s e u q e h t r e w s n a o t s d n e t n i r e ti r w e h t ,r e t p a h c s i h t n I
a p e e r h t f o s t s i s n o c r e t p a h c s i h T . I r e t p a h C n i n o it a l u m r o f m e l b o r p e h t n
i trs .The
s s u c s i d t r a p t s ri
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s d t in henovel .Thet h ridpar tdiscusse sther acia ldiscirminaiton si
d n a s r e t c a r a h c e h t h g u o r h t d e l a e v e
r thesetitng.
.
A TheDescrip iton fo theMajorCharacters
s r e t c a r a h c d e ll a c e r a k r o w y r a r e ti l a n i d e b ir c s e d e r a o h w e l p o e p e h
T .
t n a tr o p m i e n o s i r e t c a r a h
C element i n awork ofl tieraturesincel tieraturemoslty
.s k r o w y r a r e ti l f o r e t c a r a h c e h t w o n k o t d e e n s r e d a e r e h T . y ti n a m u h t u o b a s k l a
t In
s m r e T y r a r e ti L f o y r a s s o l
G -Seventh Ediiton by Abrams , he state s tha t the
: s i r e t c a r a h c
y b d e t e r p r e t n i e r a o h w , k r o w e v it a r r a n r o c it a m a r d n i d e t n e s e r p s n o s r e p e h t
l a n o it o m e d n a l a n o it i s o p s i d , l a r o m h ti w d e w o d n e g n i e b s a r e d a e r e h t
e u g o l a i d e h t y a s y e h t t a h w n i d e s s e r p x e e r a t a h t s e it il a u
q andbywhatt hey
n o it c a e h t o
d .Theground i n acharacter’st emperamen tand mora lnature s
n o it c a s i h d n a h c e e p s s i h r o
f consttiute shi smoitvaiton( 1999 :20 .)
, e v o b a n o it a t o u q e h t m o r
F Abrams t ire sto explain tha tcharacte ri sthe
t u o b a n o it a m r o f n i s e v i g t a h t s k r o w y r a r e ti l n i t n e m e l
e the people who are
n
i cluded i n t hat l tierary works .Character i san i mpo tran telement i n t he l tierary
. e d a m e b t o n n a c y r o t s e h t ,s r e t c a r a h c t u o h ti w e s u a c e b s k r o
w In t hi ssub chapter ,
r e ti r w e h
t analyze sfourmajo rcharactersi nTheHelp;t hey aret hreeblackmaid s
e h t d n
1 3
r e t s a m e h T . y a
M i sMr .s Hilly Holbrook .S he i sa whtie person who doe sthe
.s d i a m k c a l b e h t o t e c it c a r p l a i c a r
.
1 Aiblieen Clark
d l o s r a e y e e r h t y tf if s i k r a l C n e e li b i
A . Through Murphy’ stheory on
l a n o s r e p e h t s e b ir c s e d r e ti r w e h t , d o h t e m n o it a z ir e t c a r a h c n o it p ir c s e d l a n o s r e p
o n o it p ir c s e
d fAiblieen Clark .She i san old black woman .Shei sdepicted a sa
k c a l
b womanbecauses heha sdarkbrownands hinys kin .“Hers kini sdarkbrown
n i a g a y n i h s d n
a s the rstarchy whtieun fiorm .He reyebrow saregrayeven t hough
. ) 1 8 : 9 0 0 2 , tt e k c o t S ( ” k c a l b s i r i a h r e
h The quotaiton above explained tha t
i b i
A leena sablackwoman,s healsoanoldwoman.
n i y h p r u M y b d i a s s a , e fi l t s a p e h t y b n e e s e b n a c r e t c a r a h c A
n
U derstanding Unseen :An I ntroduciton o fEnglsih Poetryand t heEng ilshNove l
.t n e d u t S s a e s r e v O r o
f Thewrtie rseesAiblieen’ spastl fiet o ifgureou tAiblieen’ s
. r e t c a r a h
c Aiblieen comes from the famliy who work a s the maid . He r
m d n a r
g othe rand he rmothe ralso work a sa maid fo rthei rwhole lfie .Aib lieen
s k r o w k r a l
C a sa black maid since she wa sa teenager .Aiblieen’ smothe ralso
s k r o
w a samaidandhe rgrandmotheri sas lave .WhenAiblieenwast een,s hewa s
t h g i H r o i n u J n i l o o h c s r e h f o t u o p o r d o t d e c r o
f o help suppo tr t he famliy .She
n
k o wshe rstiuaiton att ha t itmeand wha tsheshould do .Mis sSkeete rPhelani sa
n e h W . s d i a m k c a l b e h t d r a w o t e c it c a r p l a i c a r e h t t s n i a g a s i o h w y d a l e ti h w
i b i
A leen and Mis sSkeete rPhelan make the interview ,she tells the truth to
“ . e fi l t s a p r e h t u o b a r e t e e k
3 3
e r e h w s e s u o h n i d e k r o w I e s u a c f e il e r a s i h c i h w , s m o o r h t a b o w t y l n o “
tl o f e e L s s i M . s t e li o t e h t p u n a e l c o t y a d e l o h w a e k a T . x i s r o e v if s a w y e h t
y a p t ’ n o
d bu tninety ifvecent sanhou ,r l esst han Ibeenpaidi n years .Bu t .)
4 : 9 0 0 2 , tt e k c o t S ( ” d l u o c I t a h w k o o t I , d e i d e r o l e e r T r e tf a
Thequotaiton abovedescirbest ha tAiblieen i sahard worker .Sheshould
e s e m it x i s d n a e v if s a h c u m s a s m o o r h t a b o w t n a e l
c very day .Bu tMis sLeefol t
. n e e li b i A o t y r a l a s w o l e h t s e v i g l li t
s Mrs .Leefotl j us tpay sninety fivecent san
. d e i d n o s r e h r e tf a s d e e n r e h l li fl u f o t b o j s i h t s e k a t n e e li b i A . r u o h
s i k r a l C n e e li b i
A a poor black woman .She ilve sin the house alone. g
u o r h
T h Murphy’st heoryonspeechcharacteirzaitonmethod,t hewrtie rdesc irbe s
t a h
t Aiblieen i sa poo rwoman because he rsalary canno thelp to ren ta prope r
.s d e e n r e h l li fl u f t o n n a c o s l a y r a l a s r e H . e s u o
h
1 e c n i s g n it n e r n e e b I e r e h w , e u n e v A m u s s e G n o e v il I
“ 942 .You could
ll a m s e b l l a s e s u o h e h T . y ti l a n o s r e p a t o l a t o g m u s s e G y a
s ,bu teveryf ron t
t n e r e f fi d s ’ d r a
y -some scrubby and grassles s ilke a baldheaded old man . I , d r a y y M . s s a r g n e e r g k c i h t d n a s e s o r d n a s e h s u b a e l a z a t o g s r e h t O
i e r e h w e m o s e b t i n o k c e
r nbetween”( Stockett ,2009 :16) .
t a h t s e b ir c s e d e v o b a n o it a t o u q e h
T Aib lieen’ s house i sa proo f tha t
’ n e e li b i
A slfie is poor .Aiblieen ilve son Gessum Avenue .She ilve sin a smal l
. e s u o
h Shedoe sno thaveayardi nhe rhouse.He ryardi sbetweenhe rneighbor’ s
. d r a y
.
2 MinnyJackson y n n i
M i sablack maid who worksf o rM s is HillyHolbrook, thechariman
n o s k c a J e h t n i y t e i c o s b u l c e ti h w e h t f
o .Through Murphy’ s theory speech
r e ti r w e h t , d o h t e m n o it a z ir e t c a r a h
c knows Minny’ sphysica lappearance from
s ’ n e e li b i
A speech .Minnyha sabigandshor tbody .Shealsoha sshinyblackcu lr s
.r i a
s i h c i h w k o o b a s i ” p l e H e h T “ . e l p o e p e ti h
w about the black maid’ sperspecitve
e d u ti tt a d n
a towardhe rmaster .
’ p l e H e h T ‘ n
I , Minnyspeaks ou the rmind i nfron toft hewhtiel adie . s She
. d i a m k c a l b r i e h t t a e rt s e i d a l e ti h w e h t w o h t u o b a s ll e
t Shei sno tafraidoft hem.
r e
H braverycanbes howni nAiblieen’ss peech .Shes tatest ha:t
t ’ n o d e h s e b y a m , y n n i M d n A . e r e h d o o g d n a e v a r b g n i h t e m o s e n o d e W
n i h t e h t a y n a a d e v ir p e d e b a t n a
w gs t ha tgo along wtih being brave and
e h s m l a c e h t n o p u k c i p t ’ n a c I t u B . d a b e h t n e v E . d o o
g feeilng”( Stockett ,
.) 7 3 4 : 9 0 0 2
i , n o it a t o u q e h t m o r
F ti scleart ha tMinny i sdescirbed a sabravewoman .
n i M , y r o t s t r a p r e h n I . t u o k a e p s o t d i a r f a t o n s i e h
S ny tell sabou tMrs .Hilly
e h S . k o o r b l o
H tell showhe rex-maste r rteat sher .Shealsot ell sAiblieenandMis s
. y r o t s ’ e i p e h t‘ t u o b a r e t e e k
S ‘Thepie ’storycanprotec tMinny ,Aiblieenandt he
. k o o r b l o H y ll i H . s r M m o r f s d i a m r e h t
o “Minny madeu sput t hepiestory i n t o
, tt e k c o t S ( ” s d i a m r e h t o e h t d n a e m t c e t o r p o t t u b , fl e s r e h t c e t o r p o t t o N . s u t c e t o r p
. ) 7 3 4 : 9 0 0 2
.
3 YuleM ya M e l u
Y ayi sanewmaidwhoworksf orM r .sHillyHolbrook,t hel eader fo
. ti f e n e B e u g a e
L Sheworksi nt ha thouseatfe rMr .sHillyf riedMinnya she rmaid .
s i y a M e l u
Y a beautfiu lwoman .Shei sdepicted a sa beautfiu lwoman because .
r e d n e l s d n a l l a t s i y d o b r e
h Thef ac tabou tYuleMay’ sbeautyi sshown i n some
s a r e t c a r a h c : n o it a z ir e t c a r a h c n o y r o e h t s ’ y h p r u M h g u o r h t n e e s e b n a c t I . s y a w
l u fi t u a e b a s i y a M e l u Y t c a f e h t d n if n a c r e ti r w e h t , d o h t e m r e h t o n a y b n e e s
l a g e r t s o m l a , r e d n e l s , ll a t s ’ e h S “ . h c e e p s s ’ r e e t e k S s s i M y b d e tr o p p u s t I . n a m o
w
-” y ll i H n a h t r e tt e b h c u m a s a h d n a g n i k o o
7 3
t a h t d e n i a l p x e e v o b
a Mis sSkeeter’ sopiniont oward YuleMay i sYuleMay ha sa
. n a m o w l u fi t u a e b a s i e h S . e c n a r a e p p a l u fi t u a e b
y a M e l u
Y si aneducatedwoman .Sheca n ifnishhers tudyi nSenio rHigh l
o o h c
S atlhough she doe sno tconitnue he rstudy in college. The othe rhand ,s
i
Ablieenand Minny,t hey canno t ifnish t hei rstudybecauset hey should help t hei r
r e h t o
m and workasmaid i n t hewhtiehouse .Aiblieen canno t ifnish he rstudyi n
n i s a w I e c n i s s r e y a r p y m g n it ir w n e e b I “ . r e h t o m r e h p l e h o t e d a r g h t n e v e s e h t
o h c s h g i h r o i n u
j ol .When I t el lmy seventh grade t eache r Iain’ tcoming back t o
.) 2 2 : 9 0 0 2 , tt e k c o t S ( ” a m m a m y m t u o p l e h o t t o g I e s u a c l o o h c
s Minny also
ti u q e h s , y d u t s r e h h s i n if t o n n a
c s from he rschoo land help he rmamma .“ Iwa s
r t s ri f y m t r a t s d n a l o o h c s ti u q o t t u o b
a ealj ob .Mamawantedmet os tayonandgo
tt e k c o t S ( ” e d a r g h t n i n o
t ,2009:39) .From the statement ,the wrtie rknows tha t
. y d u t s r e h h s i n if n a c e h s e s u a c e b n a m o w y k c u l a s i y a M e l u Y
“YuleMay ,Mr .s Hilly’ smaid . Ihea rsheeducated ,wentt hrough mos ta
l o
c lege .Course we go tplenty a smar tpeople in ou rchurch wtih they college
s e e r g e
d .Yule May ,she probably t he mos teducated maid wegot i n ou rpa irsh”
n i a l p x e t n e m e t a t s s i h T . ) 3 1 2 : 9 0 0 2 , tt e k c o t S
( s tha tYule May i san educated
. n a m o
w Shecan ifnish he rstudy .Shei sa black maid who ifnishe she rstudy i n
. l o o h c s
.
B Setitngoft heNovel
s A . l e v o n y ll a i c e p s e k r o w y r a r e ti l a f o s tr a p t n a tr o p m i e h t f o e n o s i g n it t e S
n i s e t a t s l li
G Mastering Engilsh Ltierature ,setitng can cove rthe place sin the
h t , k r o w y r a r e ti
