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southern white women. Charlotte inherits the rules and tradition from her mother to be followed and pass those rules and tradition to her daughter as well. Skeeter
also lives in a society which has beauty standard for a woman. Therefore, Skeeter grows to be an introverted young girl who is shy and unconfident of her physical
appearance. At the same time, it also makes her to be a strong woman who believes in her inner beauty.
2. Personalities of The Three Main Characters
Each character in the novel has different personalities. The dialogue and the behavior are the most important evidences to understand the characters
Stanton, 1965. Discussion about characters’ personalities which are presented in the novel is needed in order to understand their motivation in dealing with the
crucial issues happened in their life. Here are the analysis:
a. Aibileen Clark
Aibileen Clark is a 53-year-old colored maid living in Gessum Avenue, a colored neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi. She works for Leefolt family,
taking care of Mae Mobley and Ross Leefolt while doing all the cleaning, cooking, and polishing. Aibileen started her first job when she was thirteen,
cleaning the Francis the First silver service at the governor’s mansion. “She backtracks to her first job at thirteen, cleaning the Francis the First silver service
at the governor’s mansion” p. 175. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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1 Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging Personality
Aibileen is an introverted person. According to the theory of personality by Carl G. Jung Feist and Feist, 2009, the introversion and extraversion attitudes in
a person shows imbalance portion with one attitude is dominating the other one. In Aibileen’s case, the introversion attitude dominates her personality. She has
opinion about people, but she keeps it for her own. She likes being alone and drown in her mind. Her introversion attitude grows stronger when she meets white
people. She feels insecure and afraid of them, especially her own white lady, Elizabeth Leefolt. The conversation between Aibileen and Elizabeth Leefolt
becomes the evidence of her introversion attitude p. 35: I put the iron down real slow, feel that bitter seed grow in my chest, the
one planted after Treelore died. My face goes hot, my tongue twitchy. I don’t know what to say to her. All I know is, I ain’t saying it. And I know
she ain’t saying what she want a say either and it’s a strange thing happening here cause nobody saying nothing and we still managing to
have us a conversation. Aibileen knows that the silence between her and Elizabeth Leefolt is not
pleasant for both of them, but she does not try to break that silence. She is too angry and has many thoughts in her mind but is afraid to speak them up.
Aibileen also has sensing preference. She is easy to be understood and pay much attention on the details. She can also relate herself to the reality, and knows
what she can contribute for her society. “I go on to the back, so mad I’m stomping. Baby Girl been in that bed since eight o’clock last night, a course she
need changing Miss Leefolt try to sit in twelve hours worth a bathroom mess without getting up” p. 18. Elizabeth Leefolt tells Aibileen that Mae Mobley
