Female Empowerment in The Help by Katheryn Stockett

Abstract

This thesis examines the theme of female empowerment in Kathryn Stockett’s the Help. The study sheds the light on the importance of women solidarity and sisterhood in facing the triple jeopardy of racism, sexism, and classism. The aim of this study is twofold. First, it examines how racism, sexism, and classism affect the life of women and what does it mean to be oppressed as a woman. Second, the study focuses on how women can support and care for each other to change their position in the society. The two approaches that are used to conduct this study are feminist and womanist approaches. The implementation of these approaches describes woman’s unity in fighting oppression, and challenging the patriarchal. This thesis finds out how female empowerment can change a misfortune and can help women to voice their reality.