1962-Jackson, Mississippi
Race relations in 1962 were strained, especially in the south. In the novel, The Help the author tells the story of Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, three women who although are in the same town, Jackson, Mississippi, clearly do not share the same experience. That is the interesting thing about thinking about the setting of a story, since each individual has a unique outlook and experience, shaping their individual story within the same general setting, such as living in the same town or country. As the reader relates to the story of these three characters, we see that they have a story that they each can share with one another and after they get to know each other they start to care more deeply for one another and begin to understand one another, despite their initial misunderstanding and mistrust of one another.
2014-Ferguson, Missouri
Race relations in 2014-Ferguson, Missouri compared to the setting in Jackson, Mississippi would not necessarily be compared until a young man named Michael Brown was killed on August 9, 2014. Ferguson, Missouri, is a small town near St. Louis, Missouri, which has been brought attention to worldwide due to the controversy surrounding how young black men are treated by the police vs. how young white men are treated by the police. If Ferguson, Missouri, becomes the setting for a novel in 2014, it is quite likely that three characters could be portrayed with entirely different experiences and perspectives.
Race relations in 1962 were strained, especially in the south. In the novel, The Help the author tells the story of Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, three women who although are in the same town, Jackson, Mississippi, clearly do not share the same experience. That is the interesting thing about thinking about the setting of a story, since each individual has a unique outlook and experience, shaping their individual story within the same general setting, such as living in the same town or country. As the reader relates to the story of these three characters, we see that they have a story that they each can share with one another and after they get to know each other they start to care more deeply for one another and begin to understand one another, despite their initial misunderstanding and mistrust of one another.
2014-Ferguson, Missouri
Race relations in 2014-Ferguson, Missouri compared to the setting in Jackson, Mississippi would not necessarily be compared until a young man named Michael Brown was killed on August 9, 2014. Ferguson, Missouri, is a small town near St. Louis, Missouri, which has been brought attention to worldwide due to the controversy surrounding how young black men are treated by the police vs. how young white men are treated by the police. If Ferguson, Missouri, becomes the setting for a novel in 2014, it is quite likely that three characters could be portrayed with entirely different experiences and perspectives.