I started reading “The Help” by
Kathryn Stockett at the beginning of this semester. While reading, I used post
it notes to keep track of questions, comments, predictions, and different text
connections. I have only read 3 chapters and I already have lots of questions,
comments, predictions, and different text connections.
Chapter 1
questions (told by Aibileen)
·
Who is Mae Mobley? (Pg 1)
o
The baby Aibileen (the maid) is taken care of
·
I didn’t understand who was speaking at the moment
(Pg 1)
o
Realized it was Aibileen (the maid of the Leefolt
family)
·
Why is Aibileen skipping a bunch of words while specking?
(Pg 1)
o
The way she specks
·
I was wondering why Miss Leefolt doesn’t take care of
her own baby? (Pg 5)
o
I asked my mom and she told me that in the early 1960’s
that most families had a maid that took care of their children
§ I don’t
think it’s right to have your child raised by a maid
·
Why did the author Kathryn Stockett put so many
memories in the book about Aibileen’s son? (Pg 7)
o
Not answered yet
·
Why did Kathryn Stockett decide to use bad slang? (Pg
9)
o
Not yet known
§ I don’t
think it’s right to but slang into this story
·
I don’t understand why the baby, Mae Mobley, has two
names (pg 13)
o
Not yet answered
Chapter 2
questions (told by Aibileen)
·
Why is the author, Kathryn Stockett, telling the
reader about the town? Is it important to the plot? (Pg 15)
o
Not sure yet
·
Why are Miss Leefolt and Mister Leefolt fighting
about the building a new bathroom for the “help”? (Pg 17)
o
It has something to do with Miss Leefolt not wanting
to share the same bathroom with the “help”
§ I predict
that Miss Leefolt will get her way because it sounds like Miss Leefolt controls
the relationship
·
I’m wondering how old Mae Mobley is? (Pg 19)
§ I’m wondering
this because she is able to climb out of her crib by herself
o
On page 21, it tells the reader that Mae Mobley is 2
years old
·
I am wondering why Miss Leefolt hit Mae Mobley for
trying to get her attention? (Pg 21)
o
Not sure
·
A pie is mentioned on page 25, but the author doesn’t
tell us anything about this pie. So, I am wondering if the pie will be talked
about later in the book?
·
What is a party line? (Pg 28)
o
I asked my mom this question, and she told me that a
party line is an old fashion shared phone line between neighbors.
§ My mom had
this when she was little
·
Will the author explain why everyone in this town
dislikes Miss Celia?
·
Why is Miss Leefolt calling her 2-year-old fat? (Pg
31)
o
What kind of mother does that?
Chapter 3
(told by Minny)
·
First off, before I started to read this chapter, I
was already wondering why the author decided to change who was telling the
story?
·
Why is Celia Foote (sorry for the language choice) “white
trash” for not wearing shoes in her own house? (Pg 17)
o
Doesn’t tell us
·
Who is this Leroy that Minny is talking to? (Pg 18)
o
Tells us later in the chapter that he is Minny’s
husband
·
At the
beginning of this chapter, where is Minny? (Pg 18)
o
At her house
·
Why is Miss Celia acting differently (acting nicer)
towards Minny then all the other women? (Pg 43)
o
Not sure yet
·
Why will Miss Celia not tell her husband about
bringing help? (Pg 43)
o
Not sure
§ I predict
that her husband will walk in one day and see Minny in his house and get into a
fight with Miss Celia
·
What is a Hoover? (Pg 50)
o
I searched it on the internet and found that a hoover
is a hand held tool for vacuuming (www.thefreedictionary.com)
·
What is corn pone? (Pg 51)
o
Some type of food
Well,
that’s all that I have read (and have questions,
comments, predictions, and different text connections on).
What do you think of the narrative
style of "The Help"? What are some of the benefits and drawbacks to
this narrative style?
I like the way “The Help” is narrated
in the first person because it shows different viewpoints of the characters in
the story. The first couple of chapters are narrated by two of the maids (Aibileen and Minny) and it looks that the fourth
chapter is narrated by one of
the white people.
I think first-person narrative style can be a good narrative
style because like I said above, it shows the different viewpoints. By using first-person narration, it draws the reader’s attention to the narrator.
But, on the flip side, it can also be a bad style because
it can get the reader confused easier. Also, using first-person narration can lead the narrator to only tell their point
of a situation and not it doesn’t show what the other characters are thinking.
♥ Michelle
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