Flaws In Fried Green Tomatoes

Unseen Flaws “ Someone help put a mirror in front of my face and I didn’t like what I saw one bit; do you wanna know what I did? I changed,” Evelyn Couch. Southern gothic literature serves as a mirror that exposes the defects in the southern society and highlights the hidden imperfections. It is a unique style of writing that uses grotesque events, delusional scene, and strong characters to critique the widely pervasive flaws in society. “Fried Green Tomatoes” is one example of such literature. Evelyn Couch is going through a period of weakness and lack of self-esteem; however, after meeting with the old Lady, Ninny Threadgoode at the nursing home, she gains strength from the story of Idgie and Ruth from Mrs.Threadgoode. Because of the film’s

She is seen as a barbarian girl because of her tomboyish style. The way she dresses, the way she speaks, and her knack for gambling and fishing, all makes her a "man" in the eyes of people in the city. Furthermore, the fact that she treats everyone as equals including the "people of color," marks her as a hated figure throughout the city for the prevalent belief that black people were no more than "slaves." Idgie broke the role of a classy, repressed woman to become one of the strongest female characters in the film. Despite her freakishness, Idgie fights the violence against African Americans in the

The vivid images of the old, small town of Whistle Stop in the state of Alabama, gives the viewer an outright sense of place. The state of Alabama is a place where racism was overwhelming and African Americans were repressed under the domination of white people. The way that Big George and his family was treated shows how racism was deeply rooted in the South. Through the use of sense of place, the viewer is able to understand what a Southern town “feels” like. With the detailed description of characters and places, an outsider is easily distinguished from a local citizen. Smokey Lonesome represents an important element in Gothic writing, an outsider. He is set apart from the cultural pattern. He loves Ruth and helps her a several times. When Frank Bennett tries to kidnap Ruddy, Smokey Lonesome stands up against him and tries to prevent him in a scene of absolute courage. Despite the fact that Mr. Lonesome is not mentioned as much; he serves as one hero in the film. Southern writers use the element of an outsider to demonstrate that anyone can be a hero, even those who are unrecognizable by the