My favorite character in The Help was Aibileen. She was able to find the good in anyone and wanted to help them find it in themselves. She was the nanny for Mae Mobley. Mae Mobley’s mother had very little patience for her and her daughter understood that. Often Mae Mobley would get upset when this happened so Aibileen would tell her often, "You is kind. You is smart. You is important." Aibileen wanted to find a way to make Mae Mobley feel loved when her mother couldn’t do that for her. Since she always knew there would be a time when the children she raised would being to see her as her color, often the time she stopped working for a family, she wanted a way to make sure Mae Mobley would always have the confidence she needed. Aibileen was a very mother like character. She would watch out for everyone and people would often come to her if they had a problem. Even the worst character in the book, Hilly, Aibileen found the good in, she noticed that she was a good mother and treated her kids well, unlike some of the other mothers in Jackson. Aibileen is the character who you feel like you know by the end of the book and if you don’t you would want to meet her. She has a great outlook on life no matter how many obstacles she runs into and I think that anyone who reads the book will end up admiring her for her determination, care, and love for everyone that surrounds her.
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