Aibileen Dialectical Journal

Words: 1994
Pages: 8

Aibileen
Circumstance:
"I walk out the back door, to the terrible sound a Mae Mobley crying again. I start down the driveway, crying too, knowing how much I'm on miss Mae Mobley, praying her mama can show her more love. But at the same time feeling in a way, I'm free, like Minny. " (Page #522)
I would consider this a circumstance for Aibileen. This is because Aibileen is now fired of being Miss Leefolt’s maid. She is finally away from the torture she had to deal with, but still terribly upset about her being away from Mae Mobley. Working for Miss Leefolt was difficult for Aibileen due to the problems she had to face. She has announced that this is her last job, but willing to probably pursue with writing. She is worried about her lifestyle without having a job, but she will have some income from the book "Help". In conclusion, Aibileen is now moving on and feels free from all the secrets and situations she had to deal with.
Behavior #1:
" 'How come you're colored, Aibileen?' Now I've gotten this question a few times from my other white kids. I used to just laugh, but I want to get this right with her. 'Cause God made me colored,' I say. 'And there ain't another reason in the world.' 'Miss Taylor says kids that are colored can't go
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This shows the anger feeling towards a white lady, Miss Taylor, who teaches Mae Mobley the wrong morals. She is disgusted how people segregated certain individuals ethnic. Aibileen believes everyone is the same and should not be judged by their skin colour, but she is truly upset at the fact that how people influence others. In this situation, Mae Mobley is learning negative things about the black community and it hurts Aibileen because ever since she was young, she taught her good morals by showing colour does not matter at all. Her feelings are outrage. She knows children are the future and they are important. Therefore, she is upset at the society she is living