Fannie Flaggs Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe :: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe

Fannie Flaggs Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop CafeMy startle impression of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Caf was that it was a womans bracing. This was because the movie, which was more popular than the book, was advertised as a razzing flick. To say the least, I was wrong. The novel poses many issues that face the people of the 1920s and 30s, and makes one think about what people have struggled through. The novel addresses the issue of racism before the time of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civic Rights Movement. It tells of the struggles women must go through when they reach menopause the big change. However, the main plot line tells the story of two women, Idgie Threadgoode and condolence Jamison, and the trials and tribulations of their life in the 1920s and 30s. Idgie and Ruth ar business partners, best friends, and in the eyes of many, also lesbians. Fried Green Tomatoes represents around the issue of lesbianism, depicting a strong and intense friend ship between two white women (the tomboy Idgie Threadgoode and the fern Ruth Jamison), hardly never committing itself one way or another (Pelligrini 7). on that point have not been many stories written about homosexuality in the first half of the twentieth century. That is why Fannie Flagg does not just coiffe out and say that Idgie and Ruth atomic number 18 lesbians. In turn, the idea that Idgie and Ruth are lesbians is a subject that has been under heated debate. However, there are many episodes between Idgie and Ruth that are undeniable proof that they are homosexuals. The idea that Idgie and Ruth are lesbians is rampant throughout the story. It is evidenced by the way they speak to each other and act towards each other, but the idea is subverted due to the fact that everyone in the town sees Idgie as a man. The idea that Idgie and Ruth are lesbians can be misunderstood. To say that they are a lesbian couple does mean that they are sexually problematical with each other. Ho wever, whether or not Idgie and Ruth are sexually relate is a decision that is left up to the reader. Flagg does not describe in the novel any sexual experiences between Idgie and Ruth. This is because the idea of lesbianism is a sensitive subject and could have changed the idea that novel was trying to get across.