At the end of, "The Help," Aibileen is fired from Elizabeth. At this point in Aibileen's life she is no longer raising white babies anymore. I found the last scene between Aibileen and Mae Mobley to be touching and sad at the same time. Mae Mobley looked up to Aibileen as a mother and she didn't have that kind of relationship with her real mother. Her mother didn't really care to be around her a lot. In fact, Elizabeth ignored her daughter in certain situations. For example, when Mae Mobley wanted Elizabeth to hold her she completely ignored Mae Mobley and walked the other direction. She was just trying to show her mother love but her mother wouldn't give it back to her. I felt bad for Mae Mobley because she tried hard to get her mothers attention but her mother just wouldn't give her the time of day. Elizabeth was always giving her daughter the cold shoulder and when a parent does that to their child, it makes them feel neglected. Aibileen was always there for Mae Mobley and raised her like she was her child. She could make her smile, laugh, and comforted her when she was sad or scared. When Aibileen told Mae Mobley she was leaving, Mae Mobley was crying her eyes out. Before Aibileen left she told Mae Mobley to remember this saying; "you is kind, you is smart, you is important." That would impact her for the rest of her life. Aibileen also told Elizabeth to take care of her while she was gone and raise her. I feel that Mae Mobley will grow up to be like Skeeter and Mr. Johnny. Skeeter and Mr. Johnny's childhood are similar because they were raised by black maids and they had great relationships with them. They did not grow up to be racist at all. I can picture Mae Mobley not become racist when she gets older; I can picture her being like Skeeter or Mr. Johnny.
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