Set in the heart of the civil rights era, 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett presents the entwined lives of three women in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962. Aibileen, a black maid, is nurturing her seventeenth white child amidst personal grief and societal contempt. Her friend, Minny, an outspoken black maid, struggles with secrets that could not only end her career but her peace. Skeeter, a white college graduate, free from the restraints of marriage, seeks the truth behind her beloved maid's disappearance. These three women, connected by their dissimilar plights, come together to pen a revolutionary tell-all about the lives of the black maids serving the white families of the South. In doing so, they risk everything in the hope of effectuating change and understanding across the racial divide. The Help is a moving portrait of courage, friendship, and the unspoken hierarchies that continue to shape our societies.