Aibileen is a hero to Mae Mobley. Aibileen puts Mae before her self. She teaches Mae that she's a smart girl. "I say you a kind girl, and she nod, repeat it back to me" (page 107) Aibileen is there to help teach Mae about love and be confident in her self that her mother doesn't teach her or tell her.
"..Miss Leefolt do not like changing diapers." (page 110) If you have a child then you should care for the child and take care of them. There is no reason Miss Leefolt should have someone else take care of her and look after her on responsibility. Not only is Ailbileen a hero to Mae Mobley but also to Miss Leefolt. If it wasn't for her then Miss Leefolt would have to take care of her own daughter, Mae would probably suffer because she doesn't express love and kindness towards her like Aiblieen does.
Ailbileen is trying to lead Mae not to have racists ideas as she gets older. Aibileen believes that people get taught from previous generations that they have racists beliefs, people aren't born with those beliefs, its what they have been taught by their family. If Aibileen ever got caught teaching Mae about this she could get in trouble. She is putting herself in danger but she wants to help Mae Mobley when she gets older to be independent and don't go by 'society rules'.
I thought that your blog was really good. I think you added just enough information from the book to balance out with your own opinions and ideas. I have to agree with everything you said. Aibileen is a hero in Mae's life because her mother isn't. Aibileen is more like a parent to Mae than Elizabeth. I think that adding in textual quotes was a good idea because it was supporting what you said by referring to the book. The picture was very cute too. It really captures the love Aibileen has for Mae. It shows their friendship very nicely. I thought this was a very nice blog overall.
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you wrote this blog. It was good because you added quotes from the book along with the page umbers so we could go back and refer to the quotes if we needed to. I also liked how you said "heroism means someone who puts someone else before themselves". I never really thought of it like that until now but thats so true!
ReplyDeleteReally nice post! You tied heroism and love together in the way you talked about the relationship between Mae and Aibileen. Aibileen is a true hero to Mae, and even though she may not realize it, also to Mae's mother. Aibileen is there to pick up the parenting slack left behind by Miss Leefolt, and to love Mae in the way that her mother can't.
ReplyDeleteI think you added just the right amount of quotes and analysis. Nice job!