July 18, 2011
Page 58
"But Miss Celia, the way she stares at me with those big eyes like I'm the best thing since hair spray the can, I almost rather she'd order me around like she's supposed to."
-Minny's thoughts on her new boss
All Minny's life, she's known where she stands in white people's homes. She's solely the help. She is to not be seen or heard, just simply follow orders. And while her smart mouth gets her in trouble, she knows the rules are always the same. That is until she meets Miss Celia.
Miss Celia seems to have a childlike innocence about her. She is from a very poor party of Mississippi and is seen as an outcast by the white women in society. She looks to Minny with a sense of wonder and appreciation that most bosses don't have for their maids. That shows there is something different about her.
I think Miss Celia is almost like Miss Skeeter, but instead of wanting society to change, she doesn't think there is anything to change. She shares the same optimistic look though. She doesn't look at Minny as someone beneath her. She really is grateful for her help. I think it's because she relates to Minny as someone who isn't accepted by society and has been deemed an outcast.
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