Hard to expound on this one...................Yes!
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In those days, in the fifties, Minnie had every reason to distrust white people. At that time in history black people were looked upon, by those who employed them, in most cases, as second class or worse. The heavy lifters in a household, doing housekeeping chores, cooking. The tedious work. So many black women were a sole support of their family by being a servant in an all white house. If the white employer was not pleased firing the servant was instant with no recourse.
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Absolutely. I can't imagine anyone in that had been through the same experiences that wouldn't have been. She wouldn't have survived if she hadn't been. Even the whites that would personally do her no harm would not have come to her aid either in most situations if it involved her against a white person for fear of being seen as a negro sympothizer or worse.
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Yes, in a way, just because it is taken in context with her level of education and her experiences, she acted accordingly in her distrust of white people. Minny's experience with Hilly was even more damaging since she was wrongly accused and then bad-mouthed to other white families.
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She is certainly jaded, having worked for people who kept that proper line between them and her. She has such a strong personality, I personally would have loved her have her work for me, I can just taste those pork chops... Once she finds Celia, I think she's confused about the way she is treated- like an equal. It's the first time she has had the upper hand in the dynamic relationship which I think also helps her grow as a strong figure. Her "mothering" is played out well and she and Celia are a match.
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