Well, my wondering about Stuart and his true feelings about
segregation was ended in the beginning of ch 20 when he told
how he could not reunite with his fiance because of his dad.

Who in the world was the naked attacker? No mention of arrest
or police report. Great illustration of Celia's character,
though.

I think Celia has a story to tell for the interview book, too.
There are white people poorer than _______. fill in the blank
with the minority. Sherman Alexie says this in several of his
pieces; poor whites living on the edge of the reservation. I
think that has been shown in many post civil war movies where
the freed slaves come across starving whites who do not own
plantations. Celia must have had a hard life before she met
Mr. Johnny, serving him hot dogs at the football game. The
author refers to To Kill a Mockingbird several times. I see
Celia kind of like the white trash daughter whose father put
her up to crying rape.

And, yeah, the pie........worse than I thought. I suspected
laxatives....ewww. But so good for Celia to have Minny, and the
way she wrote the note on the check about twice served. So
funny.

On 6/15/09, chippy wrote:
> Couldn't put this book down last night. So sad about Celia
> and the Benefit. Have to wonder about Mr Johnny. He was
> raised with the Jr Leaguers but chose to marry a trashy
> girl and is apparently deeply in love with her. Wonder why
> that is???
>
> And OMG the pie, I never would've thought that is what
> Minny did in a million years!!!
>
> I'm so glad Minny telling Celia seems to be making her
> stronger and I hope it does.
>
> Do you think Celia and Skeeter will become friends since
> they are the town outcasts?

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