Celia Foote: More Than Just a Pretty Face in “The Help”
Introduction Celia Foote. The identify typically conjures a picture of an attractive, considerably ditzy lady navigating the treacherous social waters of Sixties Mississippi. In Kathryn Stockett’s novel and its subsequent movie adaptation, “The Assist,” Celia is regularly dismissed as a naive blonde, seemingly oblivious to the deeply ingrained racial prejudices of her neighborhood. Nevertheless, dismissing…
