Historical Events in Jim Crow Laws era as Reflected in Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help

This thesis explains the historical events in Jim Crow Laws era as reflected in Kathryn Stockett's The Help. This thesis basically uses Mimetic theory and Historical Criticism approach to limit the data only on historical events that appeared in the novel. From the results of the analysis, the events are divided into three main era. Firstly, is Reconstruction era (1865-1877) when after the Emancipation Proclamation, blacks started learning to read and founded the first black school secretly and also founded first black university. Secondly, The Rise of Jim Crow Laws era happened between 1877-1900, where the laws legally to segregated the public facilities between blacks and whites. When blacks violate the rules, they will be beaten, killed and also lynched for the consequences.Thirdly, is Challenging the Jim Crow Laws era (1900-1960), when blacks started to dare the laws, and founded the NAACP organization to gathered blacks did the march to struggling their rights.