The movie The Help is a story about the interactions of African-American maids with their white employers that take place in Jacksonville, Mississippi, during the time of the civil rights movement . The film provides an insight into the daily lives of African-American female workers, the Helps, as they spend their days working for upper-middle-class white families. It reveals the trials and tribulations of the Help, thereby exposing the culture of the pre-civil rights movement and leading audiences to critically consider American history. Of course, the film is set in the South, which was more extremist in terms of its treatment of other races and permitting violence. The film introduces pertinent topics dealing with gender roles, preferential treatment based on gender/race, racism and racial arrogance, and the integration of culture and beliefs into society that influence the lives of many and of all classes or genders. Race plays an important role in the film, showing how race is highly valued in that culture and how it is a crucial aspect of everyday life. The most obvious conclusion of the film is that race is not important, and placing importance on race dehumanizes those who have different racial characteristics. The characters in the film are socially conditioned to assume certain rights and beliefs regarding races, in this case black and white. White women are brainwashed and forced to believe that their maids are inferior lifeforms who do not have the same rights or characteristics as themselves. For example, Miss Hillie commented that Minnie needed to use the outside bathroom and that the Helps need to use their own bathrooms because they carry different diseases than them. Even more disturbing is that other women took part in the so...... middle of paper......but and represented the maids as more virtuous and God-like individuals. shows that in society, the middle class and high may be ignorant and treat their lower class employees as inferior to human beings. It shows that money and human characteristics do not determine whether someone is a healthy or moral person. The film also challenges the idea that opportunities are not equally available to everyone. There is also a common theme of loving your enemy leading to greatness. It shows that society is surrounded by competition, which often leads to attitudes of hatred and greed. Although the society of 1900 has a different context, today's society has not necessarily changed significantly. There is still stigma related to race, gender roles, and inequalities of opportunity. the film challenges audiences to see the changes needed to progress as a community.