Ms. Skeeter's Dream of Becoming a Writer
In the book The Help the main character Ms. Skeeter always had a dream of becoming a writer like when she said,"Sure, I dreamed of having football dates, but my real dream was that one day I would write something that people would actually read," (Stockett 59). So she sent some of her writing (specifically her book with the interviews from the point of view of the help) to Harper & Row Publishing where Elaine Stein works to try to achieve her goal. Mrs. Stein called Skeeter back and said that her work was good, but she needed more interviews from the maids. She went ahead and did exactly was she gave for advice and completed her book with 13 interviews and sent it off to Harper & Row Publishing. One day she was talking to Abileen and said, "I got a... letter today. From Harper and Row... It's a job offer at Harper's Magazine in New York. As a... copy editor's assistant. I'm pretty sure Missus Stein got it for me," (Stockett 424). She finally succeeded at her dream and her book sold thousands of copies so fast that another order was put in because her book was a hit and sold off of the shelves. Skeeter never gave up even when she couldn't get any interviews from the help to put in her book, that's how she accomplished her dream. Failing doesn't mean that people should give up, but that it's something to motivate them and to finish what they started. Her long life dream of becoming a writer, finally came true with all of the hard work she put in.
Ms. Skeeter is also another example of the American Dream because she never let anyone get in her way of achieving it, even if someone thought different about her dream. When she went to college Skeeter wanted to come back with a great education but on the other hand, her mom wanted something else. Skeeter's mom wanted her to find a husband, but when she came back alone and instead had just a piece of paper, she was sort of let down by her. But that paper wasn't just any ordinary paper, that "piece of paper" was her diploma from college. She did want to someday have a husband but she wanted to do what she wanted which was to become a writer. She listened to her own thoughts and came through with what she wanted to do, accomplish her dream.
Ms. Skeeter is also another example of the American Dream because she never let anyone get in her way of achieving it, even if someone thought different about her dream. When she went to college Skeeter wanted to come back with a great education but on the other hand, her mom wanted something else. Skeeter's mom wanted her to find a husband, but when she came back alone and instead had just a piece of paper, she was sort of let down by her. But that paper wasn't just any ordinary paper, that "piece of paper" was her diploma from college. She did want to someday have a husband but she wanted to do what she wanted which was to become a writer. She listened to her own thoughts and came through with what she wanted to do, accomplish her dream.