Celia Foote: More Than Just a Pretty Face in “The Help”
Introduction Celia Foote. The name often conjures an image of a beautiful, somewhat ditzy woman navigating the treacherous social waters of 1960s Mississippi. In Kathryn Stockett’s novel and its subsequent film adaptation, “The Help,” Celia is frequently dismissed as a naive blonde, seemingly oblivious to the deeply ingrained racial prejudices of her community. However, dismissing…
