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

Fannie Flaggs Fried yard Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop CafeMy first impression of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Caf was that it was a womans impudent. This was because the movie, which was more popular than the book, was advertise as a chick flick. To say the least, I was wrong. The novel poses numerous issues that face the people of the 1920s and 30s, and makes bingle think almost what people have struggled through. The novel addresses the issue of racism before the m of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. It tells of the struggles women must go through when they piss menopause the big change. However, the main plot line tells the story of devil women, Idgie Threadgoode and poignancy 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 well-nigh the issue of lesbianism, depicting a strong and intense friendship amidst two white women (the tomboy Idgie Threadgoode and the fern Ruth Jamison), but never committing itself one way or an early(a) (Pelligrini 7). There have not been many stories indite about homosexuality in the first half of the twentieth century. That is wherefore Fannie Flagg does not just come out and say that Idgie and Ruth ar lesbians. In turn, the idea that Idgie and Ruth be lesbians is a subject that has been under heated debate. However, there are many episodes betwixt Idgie and Ruth that are undeniable proof that they are homosexuals. The idea that Idgie and Ruth are lesbians is rearing 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 goat be misunderstood. To say that they are a lesbian couple does take to be that they are sexually involved with each other. However, w hether or not Idgie and Ruth are sexually involved 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 touchy subject and could have changed the idea that novel was trying to get across.