Short Summary And Character Analysis: Skeeter's Behavior

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Skeeter Behaviour “Just say it fast and go on. I was getting better. I heard this song and almost felt better ten minutes ago.” (416) Skeeter’s behaviour changed due to her acting mean and she’s not like that to other people. Around him she acts like a careless person which she clearly shows while she is trying to ignore him and make him go away because he broke her heart twice and so she doesn’t want to see him again. “My eyes pop open. My chest is pumping. I’m sweating” (487) Skeeter’s behaviour is strange because she’s acting scared and nervous, which tells us something is going on. She acted that way because she heard Hilly scream which was bad because that meant she just finished the book and read about what Minny wrote. Skeeter was …show more content…

She also wants to make her life better which won’t happen by telling Mae Mobley she got fired. Aibileen shows love towards Mae Mobley because she believes that not all white people are bad and she believes in change. She loves Mae Mobley just as much she loves Treelore and she shows us it doesn’t matter what race you are to be loved. Minny Behaviour “Go on out a here, Miss Celia, let me get some work done…” Minny’s attitude toward Miss Celia becomes negative as she tries to get Miss Celia to go away by using excuses and some harsh words. She becomes more excluding to her because she doesn’t want to share what really happened. For that reason she makes excuses and ignores Miss Celia. “You listen to me, Miss Skeeter. I’m on take care a Aibileen and she gone take care of me. But you got nothing left here but enemies in the Junior League and a mama that’s gone drive you to drink. You done burned ever bridge there is. And you ain’t never gone get another boyfriend in this town and everybody know it.so don’t walk your white butt to New York, run

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