The Help

We have seen the movie «The Help» in the class and it is about a girl who wants to become a writer. That girl is Skeeter. The movie is set in the 1960s. Skeeter wants to write about the black women who have spent their lives taking care of white families. First one black nanny wants to tell their story, but she ends up with many more. Then the book comes out and it turns her own town upside down, including her own friends.

Personally I think the movie “The Help” is really good. I think it reflects the racism and the class distinction in the 1960s. It illustrates how the blacks were oppressed.

National Stereotyping

I think national stereotyping is not good because it  may not be true. National stereotyping can also be harmful, for example that the french people are cowards who surrender immediately when confronted with danger. This idea is based on their quick capitulation during the Nazi invasion. This national stereotype is wrong, the french resistance assasinated Nazi officers and attacked their supply lines. Actually the french army surrendered in order to prevent the destruction of Paris.