The Help

During the last few lessons of this semester we'll be watching the film The Help.
The story is set in Mississippi during the 1960s , and the main character of the film is Skeeter, a southern society girl who returns from college determined to be a writer. She decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families, and in the process of doing so Skeeter turns her friend's lives - and the Mississippi town - upside down. 

Before watching, discuss what you know about America in the 1960s. In what ways were the lives of the white people and the black people different?
After having watched the film we will discuss the following questions, so it could be a god idea to take some notes while watching:

1. Who was your favourite character? Why?
2. How much of a person’s character would you say is shaped by the times in which they live?
3. Do you believe that Minny was justified in her distrust of white people?
4. Do you think that had Aibileen stayed working for Miss Elizabeth, that Mae Mobley would have grown up to be racist like her mother? Do you think racism is inherent, or taught?
5. Do you think there are still vestiges of racism in relationships where people of color work for people who are white?
6. What did you think about Minny’s pie for Miss Hilly? Would you have gone as far as Minny did for revenge?