How the novel recycles the “Affection” myth – A Critical Review of the novel The Help

How the novel recycles the “Affection” myth

In the early 1920s, the United Daughters of the Southern Confederacy lobbied congress to pass a bill for the construction of a National Mammy Monument. Having pushed for and been successful in constructing several such memorials throughout the south, the UDSC wanted ground broken in Washington, DC in order to pay tribute to the loyal female domestics of … Continue reading How the novel recycles the “Affection” myth