A Literary Analysis Of 'Fried Green Tomatoes'

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Fried Green Tomatoes, a story about something or whatever, regarding friendship, and what not, somewhere in a southern American small town, whilst focusing on the lives of four women of the past and present is a tale nonetheless that just so happens to exemplify many elements of southern gothic literature. Stemming as an example of such within the story, elements such as freakishness, imprisonment, violence, and outsider are very apparent as they are peppered all throughout making it quite evident in regards to this claim. This story without a doubt is truly a modern paradigm of southern gothic literature as it is clear that it follows the pattern of transforming archetypes to portray them in a more modern and realistic manner. From beginning …show more content…

Being essential to the characteristics of a few of the main characters, Evelyn Couch, Ruth Jamison, and Idgie Threadgoode. While during one of Evelyn’s usual nursing home visits, she happens to strike a conversation with an old kind card of a woman (Ninny Threadgoode) who happens to brighten her day with the telling of stories from the past. As she begins Ninny recounts tales of her sister-in-law Idgie a young free spirited girl who always seemed a cut above the rest, but however, differed from others in the sense that after her older brother Buddy’s untimely death she began to close herself off to others around her. While before then was always different as she was a girl who enjoyed rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with …show more content…

Indicating between the middle and end as the story progresses towards its climax conflict regarding Ruth’s marital situation and the very subtle discrimination prevalent in the American South. As shown in part to Ruth’s unfortunate predicament within the story her husband being a continuous danger to her as he is on more than one occasion proves such. While at one point as Ruth is gathering her belongings and packing to leave with Idgie due to how her husband had been treating her he arrives confronting her angrily grabbing and pulling her as Idgie is left futily struggling to help to no avail. Eventually although able to leave after this confrontation in part to the aid of their friend Big George later on after the birth of Ruth’s child shortly following was the unpleasant reappearance of her husband Frank. As this time although he did so only to frighten her this reappearance of his however led harm to fall upon Big George at the hands of fellow unsavory discriminatory individuals. The next and last time as he is seen in the story is when on his own he sets out to take Ruth’s child only to be killed at the hands of Big George’s mother in self

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