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__**Mood/Tone**__ of the Book. What is the overriding emotion of this book? Examples. - The mood of the book is tense because the main characters live in fear that people would find out about the book. The constantly have to be on guard so nobody finds out. They are also hopeful that discrimination will end and one day they could live equally. In addition, Minny and Abileen live in fear that they will lose their jobs or even be killed like many other people they know.

__**Questions**__ 1. Have your feelings changed about the characters? 2. What happens to Miss Celia? 3. What's happening with the civil rights movement? 4. Why does Miss Skeeter live in fear? 5. What happens when MIss Skeeter goes to Stuart's house?
 * I like Skeeter a lot more because she is writing a book for a good cause and against discrimination.
 * She had her fourth miscarriage.
 * Martin Luther King Jr. is planning a march. In the black community, many people are getting beaten up and shot.
 * Because she is afraid her friends or family might find out about the book. She is afraid since she is basically writing a book about them mistreating their help.
 * Miss Skeeter and Stuart realize that they live in two different worlds and that it wouldn't really work out between them. He also still has feelings for his ex-fiance. So they decided to take time off.

//The Help// by Kathyrn Stockett has many exciting and big events that occur during the book. Our book group talked about these events and how they affected the characters. There are many diverse characters that have different beliefs. The main characters are against discrimination and want to write a book about their experiences with a white boss. While everyone around them, their families and bosses, believe that whites are superior to blacks. Therefore they have to be careful about their beliefs and keep them to themselves. Our group all believes that Minny, Abileen, and Miss Skeeter are doing a good cause even if it goes against their society. They are willing to make sacrifices in order to have their voice heard and make a change.
 * __Summary__**