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The Help

In class we watched a movie called The Help. This movie is a drama film that was made in 2011. It was directed by Tate Taylor. Its setting took place in Mississippi during the 1960s. The plot, was about a group of maids who were African American. Their jobs were taking care of children and helping care for them. One of the white women in the movie begins to write a book about the bad situations that the maids have been in. The book was later published, but the maids remained anonymous. 

In my opinion, it is good a book like this was written. It helps bring light into these situations that probably a lot of other African American maids go through. I understand why the maids wanted to remain anonymous, because who knows the backlash they could get. Although, I do find it inspiring that the maids did not want any credit in a book they helped create. They decided to focus on the issue and main point of the book, instead of getting fame and attention from it. 

I did enjoy this movie and would recommend everyone to take the time to sit and watch it. It was personally my favorite movie so far that we have watched here at the summer advantage. The Help was definitely a good movie to watch to end the class and topic about the First Amendment. 


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