The Help - Counterculture

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An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book
detailing the African-American maids' point of view on the white families for which they
work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
1) What is racism?
2) What is sexism?
3) Does Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan change her views about race and gender roles? How?
Why?

4) Does Aibileen Clark change her views about race and gender roles? How? Why?

5) Does Hilly Holbrook change her views about race and gender roles? How? Why?

6) Does Minny Jackson change her views about race and gender roles? How? Why?

7) Does Celia Foote change her views about race and gender roles? How? Why?

8) The film takes place in 1963. What happened in 1963 that affected the characters in the
movie?
9) What was the Counterculture of the 1960s in the US?