If I Were A Maid

If I were a maid living in the deep country of Mississippi, things would be very different.  Unlike Aibileen, I wouldn't stay quiet at all. I would do all that I could to make Mrs. Leefolt realize what she's missing in her own daughter.  I also would speak up about the building of an entirely separate bathroom for colored people, not rudely the way that Minny does, but in a respectful manner.  The ignorance that black people carry diseases completely different from white people would not be tolerated.  In the world that I live in now, I would get significantly more offended by the things that people say from that time period.  I would also realize the importance of education and do all that I could to break away from "the help business" and try to create a better life for myself and my family.