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APPENDICES
74
Table Analysis
Characters
Utterances
Elizabeth
Aibileen, the bridge club’s in an
Turn
Structure
Function
1
Declarative
Request
3
Declarative
Request
hour.
Elizabeth
Oh,and Hilly’s devilled eggs. No
paprika.
Aibileen
I reckon if you finish, it won’t.
4
Declarative
Request
Mr. blackly
Oh, Christ, I guess you’ll do. Can you
1
Interrogative
Request
clean?
Hilly
We’re late for bridge.
1
Declarative
Request
Minny
Missus Walters, you need help coming
1
Declarative
Questioning
down
Minny
It’s ninety eight degrees out there.
3
Aibileen
You drunk up two glasses of grape
2
Declarative
Command
1
Declarative
Request
5
Declarative
Command
juice. I know you got to tee-tee.
Hilly
Minny, William took Billy over to
Brent’s Drugs for an ice cream.
Elizabeth
Aibileen, the girls are pulling up., and
the table isn’t set.
Missus Walters
I’m watching my story.
2
Declarative
Command
Hilly
They’d be a fool not to hire you.
2
Declarative
Threat
Elizabeth
Why can’t you just get in Constantine?
4
Interrogative
Request
Aibileen
May I take a message?
2
Interrogative
Request
Johnny
It’s lunchtime and I’m suddenly
7
Declarative
Request
hungry.
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Elizabeth
Oh, Hilly. I wish you’d just go use the
13
Declarative
Request
26
Declarative
Command
26
Declarative
Command
27
Declarative
Command
3
Interrogative
Request
6
Declarative
Request
6
Declarative
Request
5
Declarative
Command
5
Imperative
Threatening
9
Declarative
Request
bathroom.
Skeeter
We ought to just build you a bathroom
outside, Hilly
Skeeter
We ought to just build you a bathroom
outside, Hilly
Hilly
You ought not to joke about colored
situation. I’ll whatever it takes to
protect our children.
Skeeter
Do you think you’d be wiiling to help
me with those “Miss Myrna” letters?
Elizabeth
Hilly wants you to put her initiative in
the League newsletter.
Skeeter
You couldn’t have known this. I’m
allergics to almonds.
Constantine
I wish you would quit feeling sorry for
yourself.
Miss Stein
Look, no maid in her right mind is ever
gonna tell you the truth. That’s hell of a
risk in place like, Missisippi.
Miss Stein
I guess I can read what you come up
with. The book biz could use a little
rattling.
Hilly
We got to run back to the car.
8
Declarative
Command
Skeeter
There’s something else I want to write
9
Declarative
Request
about… I need your self. I want to
interview you.
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Elizabeth
Hilly’s covering the cost and you can
1
Declarative
Order
5
Declarative
Command
6
Declarative
Request
3
Interrogative
Request
6
Declarative
Command
15
Declarative
Question
7
Declarative
Request
just do William’s taxes to pay her back.
Elizabeth
Aibileen, Mae Mobley’s crying her
eyes out.
Elizabeth
I’m sorry Skeeter, but I think it’s the
best if you leave now.
Minny
Why don’t you sit down here for a
spell?
Missus Walters
You go on ahead and use the bathroom
inside, Minny.
Aibileen
You get some more Miss Myrna
questions for me.
Aibileen
You gone have to change my name.
Mine, Miss Lefolt’s.
Aibileen
Can we move on the next question?
4
Interrogative
Request
Yule May
Would you consider giving us a loan?
4
Interrogative
Request
Minny
You cooking something
4
Declarative
Question
Celia
You can’t work at all on weekends.
4
Declarative
Command
Celia
You gotta leave before four.
6
Declarative
Request
Celia
I really need a maid.
10
Declarative
Request
Henry
I made you an egg and olive on rye,
3
Declarative
Offer
Miss Skeeter.
Skeeter
Can I take the Cadillac?
5
Interrogative
Request
Stuart
You want a drink
1
Declarative
Question
Skeeter
You sure you don’t want to just make it
4
Declarative
Question
2
Declarative
Request
the whole bottle and a straw.
Minny
You supposed to eat in the dining
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room. That how it work.
Celia
May be we ought to burn the chicken a
7
Declarative
Request
little.
Minny
You have already making up names.
4
Declarative
Command
Hilly
There are real racists in this town! If
3
Declarative
Threat
the wrong person caught you with
anything like that you’d be in serious
trouble.
Skeeter
Well, I haven’t. So you can just go.
5
Declarative
Request
Stuart
Would you like to come have dinner
16
Interrogative
Request
1
Declarative
Request
with me?
Stuart
Skeeter, I hope you get to write
something really good. Something you
believe in.
Henry
You want me to walk ya
3
Declarative
Question
Mr. Blackly
Miss Phelan! Presses are heating up! I
1
Declarative
Request
1
Declarative
Request
1
Declarative
Command
1
Declarative
Request
9
Declarative
Request
needed “Miss Myrna” thirty minutes
ago.
Minny
Next one gonna catch, Miss Celia. You
just wait and see.
Henry
Miss Skeeter, you best get over to Miss
Aibileen’s house now.
Miss Stein
I leave early this week for thanksgiving
and then our last edotor’s meeting is
December 17th. If you want a prayer of
this getting read, I need it by then.
Minny
You don’t need to be going to that
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benefit, Miss Celia. Did you hear me?
You just stay home.
Aibileen
We can’t put that story in the book.
3
Declarative
Request
Skeeter
No.no. that’s too dangerous.
7
Declarative
Request
Minny
All right, y’all two brought me into
8
Declarative
Threat
3
Declarative
Request
this, but I’m gonna finish it! Either put
it in or pull my parts out together. y’all
pick!
Johnny
Honey, don’t you think you’ve had
enough drink? I wish you’d try and eat
something.
Minny
You can’t move back to Sugar Ditch.
2
Declarative
Command
Charlotte
I’m entertaining. Why don’t you go
4
Declarative
Request
around back and wait in the kitchen.
Missus Walters
You should read the book, Hilly.
3
Declarative
Request
Hilly
I’ve contacted my lawyer, Hibbie
3
Declarative
Threat
6
Declarative
Request
Goodman. He’s the best libel attorney
in the state. oh Missy, you’re going to
jail.
Johnny
No. you’ve got a job with us for the rest
of your life, if you want it.
Hilly
Aibileen, you have to go now.
28
Declarative
Request
Aibileen
Baby, you need to get back to bed.
30
Declarative
Request
Aibileen
Baby, baby, I need you to remember
36
Declarative
Request
ever thing I told you. Okay?
APPENDICES
74
Table Analysis
Characters
Utterances
Elizabeth
Aibileen, the bridge club’s in an
Turn
Structure
Function
1
Declarative
Request
3
Declarative
Request
hour.
Elizabeth
Oh,and Hilly’s devilled eggs. No
paprika.
Aibileen
I reckon if you finish, it won’t.
4
Declarative
Request
Mr. blackly
Oh, Christ, I guess you’ll do. Can you
1
Interrogative
Request
clean?
Hilly
We’re late for bridge.
1
Declarative
Request
Minny
Missus Walters, you need help coming
1
Declarative
Questioning
down
Minny
It’s ninety eight degrees out there.
3
Aibileen
You drunk up two glasses of grape
2
Declarative
Command
1
Declarative
Request
5
Declarative
Command
juice. I know you got to tee-tee.
Hilly
Minny, William took Billy over to
Brent’s Drugs for an ice cream.
Elizabeth
Aibileen, the girls are pulling up., and
the table isn’t set.
Missus Walters
I’m watching my story.
2
Declarative
Command
Hilly
They’d be a fool not to hire you.
2
Declarative
Threat
Elizabeth
Why can’t you just get in Constantine?
4
Interrogative
Request
Aibileen
May I take a message?
2
Interrogative
Request
Johnny
It’s lunchtime and I’m suddenly
7
Declarative
Request
hungry.
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Elizabeth
Oh, Hilly. I wish you’d just go use the
13
Declarative
Request
26
Declarative
Command
26
Declarative
Command
27
Declarative
Command
3
Interrogative
Request
6
Declarative
Request
6
Declarative
Request
5
Declarative
Command
5
Imperative
Threatening
9
Declarative
Request
bathroom.
Skeeter
We ought to just build you a bathroom
outside, Hilly
Skeeter
We ought to just build you a bathroom
outside, Hilly
Hilly
You ought not to joke about colored
situation. I’ll whatever it takes to
protect our children.
Skeeter
Do you think you’d be wiiling to help
me with those “Miss Myrna” letters?
Elizabeth
Hilly wants you to put her initiative in
the League newsletter.
Skeeter
You couldn’t have known this. I’m
allergics to almonds.
Constantine
I wish you would quit feeling sorry for
yourself.
Miss Stein
Look, no maid in her right mind is ever
gonna tell you the truth. That’s hell of a
risk in place like, Missisippi.
Miss Stein
I guess I can read what you come up
with. The book biz could use a little
rattling.
Hilly
We got to run back to the car.
8
Declarative
Command
Skeeter
There’s something else I want to write
9
Declarative
Request
about… I need your self. I want to
interview you.
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Elizabeth
Hilly’s covering the cost and you can
1
Declarative
Order
5
Declarative
Command
6
Declarative
Request
3
Interrogative
Request
6
Declarative
Command
15
Declarative
Question
7
Declarative
Request
just do William’s taxes to pay her back.
Elizabeth
Aibileen, Mae Mobley’s crying her
eyes out.
Elizabeth
I’m sorry Skeeter, but I think it’s the
best if you leave now.
Minny
Why don’t you sit down here for a
spell?
Missus Walters
You go on ahead and use the bathroom
inside, Minny.
Aibileen
You get some more Miss Myrna
questions for me.
Aibileen
You gone have to change my name.
Mine, Miss Lefolt’s.
Aibileen
Can we move on the next question?
4
Interrogative
Request
Yule May
Would you consider giving us a loan?
4
Interrogative
Request
Minny
You cooking something
4
Declarative
Question
Celia
You can’t work at all on weekends.
4
Declarative
Command
Celia
You gotta leave before four.
6
Declarative
Request
Celia
I really need a maid.
10
Declarative
Request
Henry
I made you an egg and olive on rye,
3
Declarative
Offer
Miss Skeeter.
Skeeter
Can I take the Cadillac?
5
Interrogative
Request
Stuart
You want a drink
1
Declarative
Question
Skeeter
You sure you don’t want to just make it
4
Declarative
Question
2
Declarative
Request
the whole bottle and a straw.
Minny
You supposed to eat in the dining
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room. That how it work.
Celia
May be we ought to burn the chicken a
7
Declarative
Request
little.
Minny
You have already making up names.
4
Declarative
Command
Hilly
There are real racists in this town! If
3
Declarative
Threat
the wrong person caught you with
anything like that you’d be in serious
trouble.
Skeeter
Well, I haven’t. So you can just go.
5
Declarative
Request
Stuart
Would you like to come have dinner
16
Interrogative
Request
1
Declarative
Request
with me?
Stuart
Skeeter, I hope you get to write
something really good. Something you
believe in.
Henry
You want me to walk ya
3
Declarative
Question
Mr. Blackly
Miss Phelan! Presses are heating up! I
1
Declarative
Request
1
Declarative
Request
1
Declarative
Command
1
Declarative
Request
9
Declarative
Request
needed “Miss Myrna” thirty minutes
ago.
Minny
Next one gonna catch, Miss Celia. You
just wait and see.
Henry
Miss Skeeter, you best get over to Miss
Aibileen’s house now.
Miss Stein
I leave early this week for thanksgiving
and then our last edotor’s meeting is
December 17th. If you want a prayer of
this getting read, I need it by then.
Minny
You don’t need to be going to that
78
benefit, Miss Celia. Did you hear me?
You just stay home.
Aibileen
We can’t put that story in the book.
3
Declarative
Request
Skeeter
No.no. that’s too dangerous.
7
Declarative
Request
Minny
All right, y’all two brought me into
8
Declarative
Threat
3
Declarative
Request
this, but I’m gonna finish it! Either put
it in or pull my parts out together. y’all
pick!
Johnny
Honey, don’t you think you’ve had
enough drink? I wish you’d try and eat
something.
Minny
You can’t move back to Sugar Ditch.
2
Declarative
Command
Charlotte
I’m entertaining. Why don’t you go
4
Declarative
Request
around back and wait in the kitchen.
Missus Walters
You should read the book, Hilly.
3
Declarative
Request
Hilly
I’ve contacted my lawyer, Hibbie
3
Declarative
Threat
6
Declarative
Request
Goodman. He’s the best libel attorney
in the state. oh Missy, you’re going to
jail.
Johnny
No. you’ve got a job with us for the rest
of your life, if you want it.
Hilly
Aibileen, you have to go now.
28
Declarative
Request
Aibileen
Baby, you need to get back to bed.
30
Declarative
Request
Aibileen
Baby, baby, I need you to remember
36
Declarative
Request
ever thing I told you. Okay?