The Help By Kathryn Stockett: Summary

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The Help by Kathryn Stockett in chapter five and six is about Skeeter's mother, Charlotte, who is upset that Skeeter is not married yet. Charlotte tries to change Skeeter's manners, clothes, and her outlook on life. Skeeter can't divulge to her mother that her real dream is to become a writer, but she concurs to look for a job to have a chance to get a husband. Skeeter recalls a memory between her and Constantine and confess the abandonment left in Skeeter because of Constantine vanishing. Charlotte says that Constantine willing left to live with her family in Chicago. Skeeter applied in New York City in a editorial position with Harper and Row who are publishers, bit she has never heard of them until now. Elaine Stein, senior editor, writes

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