Celia Foote

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Celia Foote is a naive but kind-hearted outsider in Jackson’s high society whose friendship with her Black maid challenges the town’s racist and classist norms in Kathryn Stockett’s novel and its film adaptation, The Help.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
appearsIn The Help NERFINISHED
The Help (film) NERFINISHED
The Help (novel) NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme classism
female friendship
racism
social exclusion
challenges classist norms in Jackson society
racist norms in Jackson society
characterIn The Help (film) NERFINISHED
The Help (novel) NERFINISHED
createdBy Kathryn Stockett NERFINISHED
employs Minny Jackson NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Help (2009 novel) NERFINISHED
gender female
hasMaid Minny Jackson NERFINISHED
locatedInFictionalUniverse The Help universe
marriedTo Johnny Foote NERFINISHED
medium film adaptation
novel
narrativeFunction to contrast with Jackson high society women
to highlight racial and class barriers through friendship with Minny Jackson
narrativeRole supporting character
nationality American
occupation housewife
personalityTrait insecure
kind-hearted
naive
portrayedBy Jessica Chastain NERFINISHED
relationshipWith friendship with Minny Jackson
residence Jackson, Mississippi NERFINISHED
settingOfActivity 1960s Mississippi
socialStatus outsider in Jackson high society

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The Help character Celia Foote
Minny Jackson employedBy Celia Foote
Minny Jackson receives Celia Foote
this entity surface form: support from Celia Foote